Top 10 Individual U.S. Coins Sold at Public Auction

sinin1

I was reading a "2000 North American Coins and Prices" book and on the last page was an advertisement that I thought was cool

- help me out and give me the newer higher sales and I will keep updating this thread
the format will be sales price (including buyers premium) / coin / auction house / sale date (mo/yr)
I am guessing these 2000 top 10 will not be here long


$1,815,000----1804 Draped Bust $1-----------Bowers and Morena
--1,485,000----1913 Liberty 5 cent------------Bowers and Morena
----990,000----1804 Draped Bust $1-----------Rarcoa
----962,500----1913 Liberty 5 cent-------------Stack's
----907,500----1885 Trade $1-------------------Bowers and Morena
----825,000----1907 Ultra-High Relief $20-----Sotheby's
----725,000----1787 Brasher Doubloon--------Bower's and Morena
----687,500----1822 Capped Head $5---------Bowers and Morena
----687,500----1870-S Indian Head $3--------Bowers and Morena
----660,000----1861 Coronet, Paquet $20----Bowers and Morena

please tell me the public auction sales you know that should be in top 10 (and month/year if you know it)

tradedollarnut

Practically all of those have been knocked off that list. Off the top of my head (with appx prices):

1) 1933 $20 $7.6M
2) Childs 1804 $1 $4.1M
3) Punch on breast Brasher Doubloon $3M
4) PR69 Ultra High Relief $20 $3M
5) Punch on wing Brasher Doubloon $2.4M
6) Eliasberg 1913 nickel $1.9M
7) Dexter 1804 $1 $1.8M
8) Eliasberg 1804 $1 $1.8M
9) Paquet 1861 $20 $1.6M
10) Eliasberg 1913 nickel $1.4M

coinguy1

Let us not forget the 1921 Saint that just brought 1.495 million(?) and which bumped the lowly 1913 nickel out of the #10 slot on TDN's list above.

saintguru

<< <i>Let us not forget the 1921 Saint that just brought 1.495 million(?) and which bumped the lowly 1913 nickel out of the #10 slot on TDN's list above. >>



Yeah...the PROOF!

ziggy29

<< <i>Let us not forget the 1921 Saint that just brought 1.495 million(?) and which bumped the lowly 1913 nickel out of the #10 slot on TDN's list above. >>

At least the 1921 Saint is a real coin and not some contraband fantasy piece.

kranky

No gem 1927-D Saints made the list?

tradedollarnut

<< <i>No gem 1927-D Saints made the list? >>



Yeah, the Morse coin brought some silly number.... but my mind refuses to recognize Saints as rare so I forgot about it.

DMWJR

Is that Paquet $20 in both lists the same coin?

kranky

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<< <i>No gem 1927-D Saints made the list? >>



Yeah, the Morse coin brought some silly number.... but my mind refuses to recognize Saints as rare so I forgot about it. >>



Well, that was enough info for me to search it out... $1.9 million.

tradedollarnut

<< <i>Is that Paquet $20 in both lists the same coin? >>



No. The first one is the Norweb coin [MS67], the second the MS61 that just sold.

saintguru

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<< <i>Is that Paquet $20 in both lists the same coin? >>



No. The first one is the Norweb coin [MS67], the second the MS61 that just sold. >>



that doesn't count since I don't recognize paquets. It a French name and anythnig French stinks.

Steve

So where is Laura's 1913 nickel?
Steve

coinguy1

<< <i>So where is Laura's 1913 nickel?
Steve >>

It's on the private transaction/non-auction list.

tradedollarnut

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<< <i>So where is Laura's 1913 nickel?
Steve >>

It's on the private transaction/non-auction list. >>



It's the Eliasberg specimen on the lists above.

There are some huge private transactions I'm aware of that would significantly affect the highest price realized list if included:

Eliasberg 1913 nickel $4.15M
Eliasberg 1885 trade dollar $3.3M
Olsen 1913 nickel $3M