Sometimes, it’s hard to believe that our money can be worth more than its printed value. However, it’s quite possible, as we’re about to show you and really just comes down to factors like age, rarity, printing errors and historical importance. So, as you’ll see from our list, your money could be worth far more than its face value in the future, but you might have to wait a few centuries before you can go to auction!
Flowing Hair Silver/Copper Dollar (1794/5)
Cost: $10 Million
The most expensive coin in the world is the 1794/5 Flowing Hair Silver/Copper Dollar. It set a new world record for the most expensive single coin sale ever in 2013, selling for just over $10 million dollars.
Double Eagle (1933)
Cost: $7.6 Million
The next round of Double Eagles, minted in 1933, got recalled from the general public and melted by the mint, due to the then President, Theodore Roosevelt, banning anyone from owning gold. This was because he thought it would help the banking crisis that was happening at the time, however, somehow a small amount of 1993 dated Double Eagles escaped from the mint’s vaults.
The 1933 Double Eagle sold at auction in 2002 for $7,590,020.
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle (1907)
Cost: $7.6 Million
The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle 1907 is a coin that proved to be more difficult to produce in large quantities than expected. It’s complicated design led to a holt in production, meaning something had to change. However, this did not go down well with Congress, but the coin still went through production anyway and is now worth an absolute fortune… $7.6 million dollars to be precise!
Brasher Doubloon (1787)
Cost: $7.4 Million
The 1787 Brasher Doubloon, was the result of one man’s goal to convince the New York State to use copper coins instead of gold. However, the State did not agree with Ephriam Brashers plan and said that they didn’t want any new coins to be made of copper. In 2011, a Wall Street Investment Firm purchased one coin at auction for $7.4 million dollars.
$1 Million Gold Canadian Maple Leaf (2007)
Cost: $4.02 Million
Selling for an eye-watering $4,020,000 in June 2010, by Dorotheum Auction House, Vienna, Austria, the Gold Maple Leaf coin is one of the most expensive coins in the world. It was the world’s first million-dollar coin, produced by the Canadian mint in 2007.