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Most Valuable Coins - Rarest & Highest Value US Coins Ever

USA Coin Book has compiled a list of the all-timerarest and most valuable US coins ever known. We are using our database of nearly every US coin ever produced (6,000+ coins) based on yearraritymint markmajor varietieserrors and their associated price values to come up with a list of the top most valuable coins known. Our most valuable coins list includes coins starting in 1793 up to the present (2026). This list and the prices are current as of 2026. Estimated coin prices and values in our database are updated twice per year.

The purpose of this page is to provide coin valuation data to collectorsinvestorsthe mediaand anyone interested learning what the most valuable coins are and how rare these coins are. Visitors can click on the links in the list below to view larger images of both sides of the coins (mint mark locationserror/variety diagnosisetc)detailed pricing data for various conditions/grades of the coinsmintage figuresmetal compositionhistory and other encyclopedic information regarding each individual coin.

More sub-lists of most valuable US coins:

• Most Valuable Pennies
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• Most Valuable Dimes
• Most Valuable Quarters
• Most Valuable Half Dollars
• Most Valuable Dollar Coins
• Most Valuable Gold Coins

Image	Coin	Value
	1933 Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle	$23,133,389
	1849 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle: Unique - Smithsonian Collection	$19,639,129
	1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar: Silver Plug (Unique and Extremely Rare)	$12,907,784
	1822 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle	$10,238,525
	1870-S Indian Princess Head Gold $3: Unique	$9,171,569
	1861 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle: Paquet Reverse	$9,171,130
	1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: First Reverse - Original - Class I	$9,168,346
	1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar	$6,252,458
	1913 Liberty Nickel	$5,636,095
	1804 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: Plain 4 - Proof - Restrike	$5,005,097
	1870-S Seated Liberty Half Dime: Unique	$4,373,449
	1854-S Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$4,373,084
	1907 Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle: Ultra High Relief - Lettered Edge - MCMVII	$3,992,756
	1873-CC Seated Liberty Dime: No Arrows	$3,737,496
	1808 Capped Bust Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle	$3,100,467
	1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Second Reverse - Restrike - Class III	$3,100,401
	1943-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Bronze/Copper	$2,469,065
	1796 Turban Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle: No Stars On Obverse	$2,467,150
	1798 Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$2,215,175
	1870-S Seated Liberty Silver Dollar	$2,173,896
	1870-CC Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$1,964,840
	1839 Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle: Large Letters - Type of 1838	$1,952,765
	1927-D Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle	$1,840,188
	1885 Trade Silver Dollar: Proof Only	$1,839,777
	1866 Seated Liberty Silver Dollar: No Motto	$1,839,592
	1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar: Silver Plug	$1,838,898
	1894-S Barber Dime	$1,714,913
	1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar: 15 Stars	$1,714,029
	1796 Turban Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle: With Stars On Obverse	$1,714,020
	1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent: AMERICA Without Periods	$1,713,993
	1833 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: Large Date	$1,589,731
	1829 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: Large Date	$1,589,697
	1801 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Proof Restrike	$1,589,460
	1880 Stella Gold $4: Coiled Hair	$1,558,882
	1866 Seated Liberty Quarter: Unique	$1,465,660
	1796 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Small Date - Small Letters	$1,465,113
	1866 Seated Liberty Half Dollar: Unique Proof - Not Regular Issue	$1,341,619
	1944-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Steel Cent	$1,218,407
	1856-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$1,217,834
	1803 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Proof Restrike	$1,217,488
	1802 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Proof Restrike	$1,217,482
	1795 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Off Centered Bust	$1,217,436
	1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent: Strawberry Leaf	$1,217,423
	1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent: No Pole	$1,107,807
	1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar: 2 Leaves	$1,094,092
	1794 Liberty Cap Large Cent: Head of 1793	$1,094,086
	1879 Stella Gold $4: Coiled Hair	$1,062,385
	1832 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: Curl Base 2 - 12 Stars	$1,062,125
	1793 Liberty Cap Large Cent	$1,061,909
	1855-S Indian Princess Head Gold $3	$971,398
	1795 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: 9 Leaves	$971,086
	1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar: 3 Leaves	$971,086
	1795 Liberty Cap Large Cent: Reeded Edge	$971,086
	1849-C Liberty Head Gold Dollar: Open Wreath - Very Rare	$937,651
	1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar	$937,597
	1803 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Small 3	$937,426
	1798 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: 8 Over 7 - 7 Stars Left - 6 Stars Right	$937,402
	1798 Turban Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle	$937,402
	1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent: With Pole	$877,031
	1854-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$848,696
	1825 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: 5 Over 4	$848,563
	1796 Liberty Cap Large Cent	$827,744
	1907 Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle: High Relief - Roman Numerals MCMVII - Plain Edge	$813,180
	1835 Classic Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$812,875
	1794 Liberty Cap Large Cent: Starred Reverse	$812,702
	1893-S Morgan Silver Dollar	$726,504
	1875 Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$726,434
	1815 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: Bold Relief	$726,199
	1807 Turban Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle	$726,168
	1796 Draped Bust Half Dollar: 16 Stars	$726,125
	1795 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Centered Bust	$726,121
	1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent: AMERI in Legend	$726,113
	1838 Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$688,049
	1836 Classic Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$688,042
	1802 Draped Bust Half Dime	$687,920
	1943-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Bronze/Copper	$635,711
	1975-S Proof Set: No Mint Mark on Dime	$604,762
	1907 Indian Head Gold $10 Eagle: Wire Rim - No Stars on Edge - Unique	$604,540
	1854-S Coronet Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle	$604,368
	1853-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar: No Arrows - No Rays	$604,365
	1829 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: Small Date	$604,287
	1804 Draped Bust Large Cent	$604,205
	1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Normal Date - 7x6 Stars Obverse - With Berries	$604,189
	1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: Normal Date - 8x5 Stars Obverse	$604,189
	1796 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle	$604,179
	1808 Draped Bust Half Cent: 8 Over 7	$593,714
	1884 Trade Silver Dollar: Proof Only	$563,235
	1880 Stella Gold $4: Flowing Hair	$563,223
	1873-CC Seated Liberty Quarter	$563,203
	1797 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: Small Eagle	$562,980
	1839 Seated Liberty Quarter	$513,885
	1796 Draped Bust Half Dollar: 15 Stars	$513,767
	1933 Indian Head Gold $10 Eagle	$482,955
	1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece	$482,807
	1821 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle	$482,663
	1817 Capped Bust Half Dollar: 7 Over 4	$461,663
	1798 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: 8 Over 7 - 9 Stars Left - 4 Stars Right	$461,616
	1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Bronze/Copper	$438,300
	1850-O Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$438,088
	1828 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: 8 Over 7	$438,038
	1823 Capped Bust Quarter: 3 Over 2	$438,027
	1797 Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle: 15 Stars	$437,968
	1795 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: 13 Leaves	$437,963
	1794 Liberty Cap Large Cent: Exact Head of 1795	$437,961
	1794 Liberty Cap Large Cent: Head of 1795	$437,961
	1901 Morgan Silver Dollar	$403,340
	1828 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle	$403,185
	1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent: Lettered Edge	$393,235
	1875 Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$392,137
	1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar	$361,569
	1871-CC Seated Liberty Quarter	$361,534
	1864-S Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$361,520
	1861-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$361,514
	1842-O Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$361,477
	1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent: AMERICA With Periods	$361,381
	1859-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$339,035
	1857-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$339,031
	1827 Capped Bust Quarter: Original - Curl Base 2 in 25c	$338,978
	1922 Peace Silver Dollar: High Relief	$313,088
	1882 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$313,023
	1874-CC Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$313,010
	1874-CC Seated Liberty Dime	$313,010
	1871-CC Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$313,005
	1864 Coronet Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle	$312,994
	1861-D Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$312,989
	1861-S Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle: Paquet Reverse	$312,989
	1860-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$312,987
	1859 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$312,985
	1838-C Classic Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$312,951
	1797 Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle: 16 Stars	$312,885
	1796 Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle: 6 Over 5	$312,883
	1795 Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle: Large Eagle	$312,881
	1895-O Morgan Silver Dollar	$288,448
	1892-S Morgan Silver Dollar	$278,953
	1879-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$278,934
	1879 Stella Gold $4: Flowing Hair	$278,934
	1873-CC Seated Liberty Silver Dollar	$278,925
	1872-CC Seated Liberty Dime	$278,923
	1871-CC Seated Liberty Silver Dollar	$278,922
	1870-CC Seated Liberty Half Dollar	$278,921
	1854 Small Indian Head Gold Dollar	$278,897
	1841 Coronet Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle	$278,878
	1819 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: 5D Over 50	$278,846
	1804 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: Crosslet 4	$278,824
	1799 Draped Bust Large Cent: 9 Over 8	$278,817
	1958 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Doubled-Die Obverse	$240,760
	1921 Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle	$240,712
	1884-S Morgan Silver Dollar	$240,664
	1870-CC Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$240,645
	1864-S Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$240,638
	1834 Capped Bust Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle	$240,598
	1799 Draped Bust Large Cent: Normal Date	$240,553
	1797 Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle: 7 Over 5	$240,550
	1795 Liberty Cap Large Cent: Jefferson Head - Lettered Edge	$240,548
	1886 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$230,305
	1875-CC Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$230,292
	1804 Turban Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle: 13 Star Reverse	$230,206
	1870-CC Seated Liberty Quarter	$221,968
	1804 Draped Bust Quarter	$221,890
	1893-O Morgan Silver Dollar	$216,040
	1879-CC Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$216,024
	1863 Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$216,005
	1858-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$216,000
	1855 Small Indian Head Gold Dollar	$215,996
	1839 Capped Bust Half Dollar: Small Letters Reverse	$215,978
	1810 Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle: Large Date - Small 5	$215,945
	1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar: Knobbed 6 - Stem Not Through Claw	$215,941
	1797 Turban Head Gold $10 Eagle: Large Eagle	$215,930
	1796 Draped Bust Quarter	$215,929
	1795 Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$215,928
	1921 Peace Silver Dollar: High Relief	$201,454
	1866-S Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$201,394
	1896-O Morgan Silver Dollar	$200,106
	1891 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$200,101
	1907 Indian Head Gold $10 Eagle: Rounded Rim - With Periods	$187,858
	1886-O Morgan Silver Dollar	$187,838
	1883-O Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$187,835
	1875-S Twenty Cent Piece	$187,827
	1875 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,827
	1875 Indian Princess Head Gold $3: Proof Only	$187,827
	1874-CC Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$187,826
	1873-CC Seated Liberty Quarter	$187,825
	1873-CC Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,825
	1871-CC Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$187,823
	1870-CC Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle	$187,822
	1865 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,817
	1864 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,816
	1863 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,815
	1862 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,814
	1861-D Large Indian Head Gold Dollar	$187,813
	1861 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,813
	1860 Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,812
	1854-D Indian Princess Head Gold $3	$187,807
	1852-O Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle	$187,805
	1848 Coronet Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle: Cal	$187,801
	1842-C Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle: Small Date	$187,795
	1798 Draped Bust Silver Dollar: 13 Stars On Obverse	$187,752
	1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent: Gripped Edge	$187,751
	1795 Liberty Cap Large Cent: Jefferson Head - Plain Edge	$187,749
	1878-CC Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle	$186,754