8 Very Rare Coins Worth Millions Of Dollars That Coin Collectors Really Want

8 Very Rare Coins: The next time you are going to dump all your spare change into the Coinstar kiosk, just separate the change in your hand for a few seconds. It is possible to be in possession of some very rare coins that you can use to create wealth and not even be aware of them.

Whether you’re a coin collector or simply wondering if you’re sitting on a small fortune, here are some highly coveted rare coins worth millions of dollars:

1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar

Struck in 1794 and 1795, it is among the rarest coins on the planet and carries an astronomical price. Originally, it was equal to the Spanish dollar, as could be seen from its size and mass.

As of today, it may only be possible to locate 150 to 200 of these coins. Originally, it was worth $1, but in today’s value, it is worth $7,750,000.

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1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

There are approximately 445,500 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle coins that were not officially released for circulation. However, as it will be shown, now there are only 13 known coins extant and one of them belongs to a private collector.

Among them, this pattern of the coin, minted in 1933, is considered one of the most popular and the most rare at the same time. The only privately owned one is held by Stuart Weitzman. It was last valued at $7,500,000, in contrast to an initial investment of $20.

1913 5C Liberty Head Nickel

The Liberty Head V Nickel is another type that is very scarce, in the sense that there are only five of the coins that are known to be in existence the world over, and this type is very popular. Such coins are said to have gone through several owners and as such, they have been given the names of the coin collectors who owned them. They are called the Norweb, Eliasberg, Walton, McDermott and Olsen coins.

These coins may not have the approval of the United States Mint, but they are every bit as collectible. Their approximate current worth is equal to $4,750,000.

Also Read: 1794 Silver Dollar Coin Is Worth $10 million

1804 Silver Dollar Original — Class I

This category of rare coins was not produced until 1834 or even later. There are actually three classes for this specific kind of coin and those were built somewhat differently.

For instance, Class I has lettered edges but it does not feature a rust pit. Class II consists of samples that have plain edges; in Class III, selected samples present lettered edges as well as a rust pit. To date, there are only eight Class Is, one Class II and six Class IIIs.

This particular rare coin is on the market for $6,750,000.

1787 $15 Brasher, Breast Punch

These special coins have ‘EB’ carved on the chest of an eagle — ‘Ephraim Brasher’. Very few are still there today.

When it arrived in its first state, this ‘coin’ would have cost $15. Another of these coins was sold in the same year for $7.4 million. It was auctioned for $2,415,000 in 2005 by another version of it.

723 Umayyad Gold Dinar

They are valued at just over $6 million. The Umayyad gold dinar is one of the rarest and most sought-after by modern collectors. There are, however, only a dozen or so of them left, which is actually a fairly large number given that the coin was minted around 1,300 years ago.

The age of this Islamic gold coin cannot be determined but the price before it was melted was $105,000.

1894-S Barber Dime

It had a face value of one dime at the time of its mintage in 1894 and was minted at the San Francisco mint, hence the ‘S’ suffix in the mintage date. But now this mysterious coin is worth far more than that. It was auctioned for $1,440,000 in the year 2020.

They were struck in only 24 pieces, but of them, there are now only nine.

1849 $20 Liberty Gold Coin

This is perhaps one of the rarest coins to be minted in the year 1849 and as such, it can be considered a millionaire’s coin. Apreciated at 90% gold and 10% copper, this coin is very small and weighs about 33.1 grams. It has been estimated to be worth about $15 million.

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