Most Expensive Coins Sold at Auction (All Time)
Key Findings
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Most Expensive Coins Sold at Auction (All Time)The gap between the top entry, the 1933 Double Eagle at $18.9 million, and the second place Flowing Hair Silver Dollar at $10 million illustrates the unique allure and rarity of the former, with only a few known to exist legally. The 1933 Double Eagle's historical significance, having been nearly entirely melted down, adds to its desirability among collectors. The substantial drop-off in value for coins like the Edward III Florin at $6.8 million further emphasizes how rarity and provenance can drive prices in the numismatic market.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 1999–2021 (7 years) · 8 observations
- Measure
- Auction Price (Million USD)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Missing years are left empty rather than estimated — no interpolation, no carrying a previous year forward.
- Change is measured between the first and last year in which an entity actually reported a value, so a series that starts late is not penalised for the years before it existed.
- The compound annual rate is (last ÷ first)^(1 ÷ years) − 1, using those same two reported years.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2021.
- An entity that reported nothing in the latest year is still listed — it follows the ranked entities in the table rather than being dropped.
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