Coin collecting is a truly fun hobby to get into, especially as you become more and more familiar with different coin types, their respective age, and how limited the production is. However, not all coins are available to the public. The rarest and most valuable ones are often just sold in high-end auctions or kept in museums (finding ones for sale is reason enough to think they might be fakes). Hereunder are some of the most collectible ones that should make the devout numismatist’s mouth water.

1. The Most Collectible (And Expensive) Coins
December 05, 2017
Coin collecting is a truly fun hobby to get into, especially as you become more and more
familiar with different coin types, their respective age, and how limited the production is.
However, not all coins are available to the public. The rarest and most valuable ones are
often just sold in high-end auctions or kept in museums (finding ones for sale is reason enough
to think they might be fakes). Hereunder are some of the most collectible ones that should
make the devout numismatist’s mouth water.
1913 Liberty Head nickel
What makes this nickel highly sought-after is that it was pressed without the permission of the
U.S. mint, which had changed the design to that of a Native American. Only five pieces became
available to the market, and the most expensive piece was sold for $3.7 million (and it wasn’t
even in mint condition).
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2007 C$1m coin
This massive, 100-kg coin was specially minted by the Royal Canadian Mint. It is made of near
pure. 99.99 percent gold and has a current auction value of $4.1 million.
1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle

2. Considered the second most expensive coin in the world (tied with the unreleased 1933 Double
Eagle) is this $7.6-million oddity. Designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens actually removed the words
“In God We Trust” from this coin, drawing much ire from the U.S. Congress when it came into
production.
Image source: usacoinbook.com
1794-95 Flowing hair silver/copper dollar
Of course, the most expensive is the first dollar coin ever issued by the U.S. Federal
Government. This last-sold-for-$10-million grail coin is pressed between 1794 and 1795,
featuring the famous bust of Liberty with flowing tresses.
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