The post-pandemic era is shaping up to be a great time in the history of numismatics, and some of the most valuable U.S. gold coins have recently sold for millions of dollars more than they did just a few years earlier.
The 1854-S Coronet Half Eagle proves that it always pays to take a second look at any interesting coins you own. Before 2018, there were just three known remaining copies of the original 268
Check your collection for highly desirable single-year coins such as the 1808 Capped Draped Bust Quarter Eagle. According to USA Coin Book, 2,710 of them were minted
In January 2022, 8,500 bidders gathered for a Heritage auction that pulled in more than $74 million. The star of the show was a 1795 $10 9 Leaves Eagle, which smashed all previous records for the coin when it sold for $3.36 million
In 2007, one of the finest examples of the 13 to 15 known 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra High Relief $20 Double Eagle gold coins sold for $1.84 million — and the collector who bought it turned a pretty penny 14 years later.
The 1804 Plain 4 Draped Bust Eagle is an ultra-rare early federal gold proof version of that year’s Draped Bust Dollar that, at the time, was the highest-denomination U.S.-minted coin.
One of the rarest and most unique coins in the world, the 1870 S Indian Princess Head Gold $3 piece is truly one of a kind. The San Francisco Mint struck just a single copy