1804 Silver dollar, Class I ($3.8 million)
This 1804
silver dollar
was not, in fact, minted in 1804. Rather, it was pressed 30 years later
as a mix-up when minting dollars as gifts for Asian rulers on trade
envoy visits. Sold by auctioneers Heritage Auctions, it garnered $3.7 million at auction in May 2008…
1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle ($7.6 million)
A complicated design produced by Augustus Saint-Gaudens proved too
difficult for the U.S. Mint to make in commercial quantities, which led
to the modification of the design. Rather than remove anything of
Saint-Gaudens’ design, Charles Barber, the Mint’s chief engraver, chose
to strike the words “In God We Trust” from the coin. Congress blew a
gasket, and though the coin went through production, it’s now incredibly
rare.
1933 Double eagle ($7.6 million)
An example of a coin that has its value due to historical quirks of circumstance, the 1933
Double Eagle
was pressed but never publicly released. Franklin D. Roosevelt barred
anyone from owning gold in 1933 in an attempt to end the banking crisis
wracking the U.S. at the time. Twenty slipped the net, though, and are worth far more than their $20 face value.
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