In 2020, a rare gold coin sold for a record-breaking $4.2 million at auction. Now, over two years later, officials have returned it to Greece. Called the “Eid Mar coin”—it's inscribed with the phrase “EID MAR,” or the “Ides of March”—the rare artifact was minted by Brutus to commemorate the fall of Julius Caesar.
A 1913 Liberty Head nickel was bought for $4.2 million by a California coin company. This is worth so much more than a plugged nickel. One of the rarest coins in U.S. history was sold by a Florida family for $4.2 million to a California coin company and auction house.
An investigation found the coin, along with other ancient objects, were sold with forged provenance certificates. The front side of the “Eid Mar” coin. Courtesy of Roma Numismatics. An ultra-rare Roman coin set a world record when it was auctioned off for nearly $4.2 million three years ago.
And the silver crisis of 1945 and 1946 and the 1945 Penny, Australia's rarest penny. And this 1946 cupro nickel florin, an experimental strike in an alternative metal and the the only example held by a private collector. The Melbourne Mint produced four florins in cupro nickel.
The 1913 Liberty Head was either struck by accident by the U.S. Mint or, as many numismatic historians have concluded, U.S. Mint employee Samuel Brown may have struck them himself or had them struck and taken them from the Mint. Brown sold the only five copies of the nickel in 1924.
In 1964, the nation faced a coin shortage, leading Congress to authorize a date freeze on the Jefferson Nickel. The 1964 issues have the greatest number minted of all nickels produced. Because there was a date freeze, some 1964 nickels were struck in 1965 and well into 1966.
Which Australian One Dollar Coins Are Valuable? Australia's rarest one dollar coin is the 2000 $1/10c mule - this is the one to look for! A few years ago, a mint condition example sold at auction for more than $10,000.
The 1977 Coat of Arms 50c is the rare one. They were not meant to be minted but 10 of them have appeared.
The 1925 penny is Australia's 2nd rarest penny and is one of the most sought after coins in the entire penny set. Royal Mint records seem to indicate that it was struck quite late in 1925, mainly to make sure there was no chance that Australian shop tills ran short of pennies over the 1925 Christmas break.
The Oldest Coin in the World. Created over 2,700 years ago, but now located in the British Museum, is the Lydian Lion, the oldest coin in the world. It is a one-sided design featuring a roaring lion, the emblem of the Lydian Kings who created it around 610-600 BC.
1803 Draped Bust Silver Dollar - This is one of the rarest and most valuable coins, and only four of them are known to exist. Each of these coins are worth around $1 million if they are in good condition.
The finest collection of Lincoln Cents has been auctioned for $7,731,811 by GreatCollections, setting all-time world records including the first Lincoln Cent to break the million-dollar mark.
A 1794 silver dollar sold for $10 million in 2013.
A new $2 coin commemorating the end of the Vietnam War has skyrocketed in value and is now selling for up to $1,200 online. The Royal Australian Mint released two $2 coins earlier this month to commemorate 50 years since the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.
A list of valuable 50c Australian coins is fairly short - most are only worth their face value unless they are in premium grade. One of the first 50 cent piece designs that many people notice in their change are the fifty cent coins struck for the Centenary of Federation - there is one for each state and territory.
The set was originally sold for $170 - however in recent days, the sets have been valued at as much as $6,000. Kandiah says it's the demand for the $2 Mars coin is driving the huge spike in price for the collection.
It's the little-known symbol that you can find on millions of $2 coins currently circulating in Australia. The tiny “HH” stamp can be found on 1988 and 1989 $2 coins in the bottom left-hand corner, on the lower chest of the Indigenous man featured on the tails side.
The 1966 wavy baseline 20c is still the most sought after rare Australian 20c coin. The coins are still in circulation, with one person commenting on the TikTok that they had three of the rare coins.
The 1959 D Lincoln Mule Memorial penny remains one of the most controversial and rare coins. Though not graded, it remains one of the rarest coins. The penny is worth about $50,000. 1959 pennies you need to look for!
A rare Jefferson nickel may be worth as much as $10,000 or even more. There are many valuable Jefferson nickels you can find in pocket change.
On the heads side of the special edition 5c piece, some have two “antennae” above the smaller circle at the bottom of the coin. If you have a 5c coin with these markings, it is worth hundreds.