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10) 1850 Coronet Head Gold $2.5 Quarter Eagle
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The USA coin book estimated value of this coin is worth $1,823 in average condition and can be worth $15,228 to $57,193 or more in uncirculated (MS+) mint condition.
| Mintage | 12,148 coins |
| Designer – Engraver | Christian Gobrecht |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Minted at | Dahlonega |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 4.18 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $1,824 | $15,229 | $57,194 |
9) 1911 D Indian Head Gold $5 Half Eagle
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1929 marked the first $5 gold half eagle to be produced since 1916. Large numbers of this coin were produced, but were then melted down within a few years, making the few hundred coins that survived extremely rare and valuable making it one of the rarest gold dollar coins.
1929 also happened to be the year of the historic stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression, when there was very little demand for gold $5 coins.
This was the last year the $5 Indian Head Half Eagle denomination would be produced. Sample image source provided by Heritage Auction Galleries.
| Mintage | 72,500 coins |
| Designer – Engraver | Bela Lyon Pratt |
| Diameter | 21.6 mm |
| Minted at | Denver |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 8.36 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $1,071 | $8,735 | $57,324 |
8) 1834 Classic Head Gold $5 Half Eagle: Crosslet 4
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The 1834 $5 Classic Head Gold Half Eagle comes in two main varieties. One variety has a small “4” cross in 1834 (pictured above). The “4” in this variant has a vertical cross on the far right of the numeral “4”, while the normal “4” variant has no cross.
The Crosslet 4 variety is actually the rarest and most valuable variety. The difference between a regular “4” and a crossed “4” is easily noticeable and is represented by arrows in the example comparison image below. Sample image source provided by Heritage Auction Galleries:
| Mintage | N/A |
| Designer – Engraver | William Kneass |
| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
| Minted at | Philadelphia (No mint mark) |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 8.36 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $1,071 | $8,735 | $57,324 |
7) 1799 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle (Large Stars Obverse Heraldic Eagle – Capped Bust Facing Right
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The 1799 $10 Golden Eagle Bandana hood comes in two main varieties, one with the large/fat star on the front (shown above) and the other with the smaller star on the front. The example comparison image above shows the difference between a small star and a large star (source example image courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries)
| Mintage | N/A |
| Designer – Engraver | Robert Scot |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Minted at | Philadelphia (No mint mark) |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 17.5 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $14,377 | $36,356 | $72,893 |
6) 1891 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle (Liberty Head – Twenty Dollars)
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| Mintage | 1,442 |
| Designer – Engraver | James B Longacre |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Minted at | Philadelphia (No mint mark) |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 33.44 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $8,019 | $72,008 | – |
5) 1876 Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle (New Style Liberty Head – With Motto)
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| Mintage | 732 |
| Designer – Engraver | Christian Gobrecht |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Minted at | Philadelphia (No mint mark) |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 16.72 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $5,575 | $75,106 | – |
4) 1856 O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle (Liberty Head – Twenty D – No Motto)
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| Mintage | 2,250 |
| Designer – Engraver | James B Longacre |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Minted at | New Orleans |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 33.44 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $160,289 | $1,111,296 | – |
3) 1849 C Liberty Head Gold Dollars: Open Wreath – Very Rare (Type 1 Early Gold Dollar)
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The main variety of the 1849 C Liberty Head gold dollar features a reverse with an open wreath. The “Open Wreath” variety is extremely rare and valuable actually it is among the rarest gold dollar coins, it has a premium piece worth over $1 million in high grade! Sample image source provided by Heritage Auction Galleries.
The Open Wreath variety features a reverse that has more space between the end of the crown and the number “1”. In the Closed Wreath there is less room for an open crown because the end of the crown is closer to the number “1”. The difference between an open crown and a closed crown is shown in the example comparison image above.
| Mintage | N/A |
| Designer – Engraver | James B Longacre |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Minted at | Charlotte |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 1.672 grams |
Coin prices:
| Very Fine VF(20) | Uncirculated MS(60) | Brilliant uncirculated (63) |
| $160,289 | $1,111,296 | – |
2) 1870 S Indian Princess Head Gold $3 : Unique (Three Dollar Piece – Early Gold Coins)
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The 1870-S $3 gold coin is one of the most famous gold coins ever created by the United States Mint. This is also a unique piece, with only 1 coin known to exist.
The director of the San Francisco Mint said only one coin will be minted and placed in the cornerstone of the new San Francisco Mint building, although a new 1870-S specimen was found at the William H. Woodin auction in 1911. However, it is most likely that this is the same single coin that was placed on the capstone.
This coin is in Extremely Fine (EF-40) condition, so it is not an uncirculated coin. There is some minor damage to the edge of the coin below the bust of Liberty’s head and the coin has a “pebble” appearance indicating it was once worn as jewelry or attached to a key ring or watch. There is also an inverted “893” engraved on the reverse of the coin above the crown. The “S” mintmark is very unusual in that it was hand cut into the coin’s die after the die arrived in San Francisco. Usually mint marks on coin dies are struck with punches these subtle details make it among the rarest gold dollar coins
This coin is now in the collection of Louis Eliasberg. He purchased the coin in 1946 for $11500 from the Stack’s and Celina Coin Company.
This 1870-S three dollar gold coin is now worth nearly $6 Million! (Source of example image is courtesy of Bowers and Merena Auctions.)
| Mintage | 1 |
| Designer – Engraver | James B Longacre |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Minted at | San Francisco |
| Metal composition | 90% Gold – 10% Copper |
| Mass / Weight | 5.015 grams |
Coin price:
Extremely Fine EF(40): $6,804,313
1) 1933 Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle (With Motto – In God We Trust)
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The 1933 $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle is one of the most famous and valuable American coins. It has a unique history tied to the Great Depression and even today’s major legal disputes. 445,500 of these coins were produced in 1933, but none entered circulation.
At the height of the Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, ordering the Federal Reserve to confiscate gold, which prohibited the circulation and private holding of U.S. gold coins, with the exception of gold collectible coins. The 1933 Double Eagle gold coin was minted after the executive order was signed. As gold coins were no longer legal tender, they were almost all melted down.
Only 2 coins were purposely preserved by the US Mint and gifted to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Numismatic Collection. However, these are not the only surviving double-headed eagles from 1933.
About 20 coins were stolen from the U.S. Mint before the rest were melted down. These coins found themselves in collector’s hands through Israel Swift, a Philadelphia jeweler (who later admitted to selling the coins but didn’t remember how he got them).
The coins were traded among collectors for years before the Secret Service realized they were showing up at the Stack’s Bowers auction. The first investigation began in March 1944, and seven coins were found that year, one in 1945, and a final 10 coins were found in 1952, all of which were destroyed by the U.S. Mint.
One of the coins was acquired by King Farouk of Egypt. He purchased the coin in 1944 and got an export license from the US treasury department approved mistakenly only days before the US Mint theft was discovered.
The treasury department then used diplomatic channels in an attempt to recover the coin but was unsuccessful doing so during WWII.
In 1952 the King was deposed in a coup d’état and his possessions went up to public auction, including the 1933 $20 Saint Gaudens double eagle. The US again requested that the coin be returned, and Egypt did agree, but the coin mysteriously disappeared and wouldn’t be seen again for over 40 years.
In 1996, a British coin dealer, Stephen Fenton, was arrested in a sting operation by the Secret Service. He later admitted that it was King Farouk’s coin, and the charges were dropped. He tried to defend the ownership of the coin in court. In 2001 – the case was settled, and it was agreed that ownership of the coin would revert to the US government – and then the coin could be legally sold at auction.
The government issued a document to officially and formally “issue and monetize” the coin as legal tender again. This coin was kept in a treasure vault at the World Trade Center until July 2001 when the case was solved, just two months before the buildings were destroyed.
The coin was kept at Fort Knox after July. On July 30, 2002: The coin was sold in a quick 9-minute auction at Sotheby’s for $6.6 million plus a 15% premium for buyers and $20 to “monetize” the coin into legal tender: a total cost of $7590020.00. The offer plus $20 went to the US Treasury and the other half went to Stephen Fenton.
Due to the rich history of this particular coin, it is perhaps among the rarest gold dollar coins the most valuable and rarest gold dollar coin in American history.
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