Most Valuable US Coins

Short answer

• The most valuable US coin sold at public auction is the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, which sold for $18,872,250 at Sotheby's on June 8, 2021. It is the only 1933 double eagle authorized for private ownership. Other selected headline sales in this article include the 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar at $10,016,875 at Stack's Bowers Galleries on January 24, 2013; the privately struck 1787 Brasher Doubloon at $9,360,000 at Heritage Auctions on January 21, 2021; the 1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle at $8,400,000 at Stack's Bowers Galleries on March 25, 2021; and the 1804 Draped Bust dollar at $7,680,000 at Stack's Bowers Galleries on August 17, 2021. This is a selection, not a complete top list, and entries are not ranked against each other. What puts a coin on this list is a rare combination: very few surviving examples, a strong story or historical first, a high grade or famous collection history, and enough demand that determined buyers compete at auction. No single factor is enough on its own. The entries below explain, coin by coin, which combination applied and what the dated sale record was.

Introduction

A list of the most valuable US coins is really a list of individual coins, not of coin types in general. One 1933 Double Eagle sold for $18,872,250 at Sotheby’s on June 8, 2021. That result belongs to that specimen, in that grade, on that day. It does not mean that every coin dated 1933 is valuable, and it does not set a price for the same coin today. The same caution applies to every entry below. Each price is a dated auction or sale result for a named specimen, and each one is labeled with its date and seller so that you can see exactly what the figure was and when it applied.

This article presents a selection of valuable coins, each shown by a dated public sale result found for a specimen of that issue. It favors auction results reported by the auction house that conducted the sale, because those reports give a date, a grade, and a total that can be checked. Where a result comes from a private transaction rather than an auction, the article says so. Catalog estimates and price guide values are not used as sale figures here, because an estimate is not a sale. A coin that has never sold publicly at a headline price does not appear, however famous it may be, and a coin whose only headline figure is an asking price is not treated as sold.

A short note on scope is needed before the list begins. Most entries are coins struck by the United States Mint. One entry, the 1787 Brasher Doubloon, was struck privately in New York before the federal mint system existed. It appears because searchers and auction records consistently count it among the most valuable American coins, and because its sale record belongs in any honest selection of American coin sales. It is labeled as a private issue wherever it appears, so that it is not mistaken for a federal mint product.

This article is educational only. It is not investment advice, and it does not value any coin you own. Values change, and condition, authenticity, and provenance can move a result by a large amount. If you think you own a rare coin, handle it by its edge, do not clean it, and seek authentication from a recognized grading service before relying on any figure in this article.

Selected Headline Sales at a Glance

The table lists a selected headline sale for each entry. Read each price with its date and seller: a 2021 price is not a current valuation, and a private transaction is not the same kind of evidence as a public auction result.

Coin	Dated sale result	Date and seller
1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle	$18,872,250	June 8, 2021, Sotheby’s
1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar, specimen example	$10,016,875	January 24, 2013, Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1787 Brasher Doubloon, EB on Wing	$9,360,000	January 21, 2021, Heritage Auctions
1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle	$8,400,000	March 25, 2021, Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1804 Draped Bust dollar, Class I	$7,680,000	August 17, 2021, Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1804 Plain 4 Eagle	$5,280,000	January 20, 2021, Heritage Auctions
1913 Liberty Head nickel, Eliasberg specimen	$4,560,000	August 15, 2018, Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1792 Silver Center Cent	$2,520,000	January 2021, Heritage Auctions
1885 Trade Dollar, Eliasberg specimen	$3,960,000	January 10, 2019, Heritage Auctions
1943-D bronze Lincoln cent	$1,700,000 private transaction in 2010; $840,000 at auction in January 2021	2010 private transaction reported by Legend Numismatics and PCGS; January 2021, Heritage Auctions
1796 Quarter Eagle, Stars on Obverse	$1,380,000	January 2021, Heritage Auctions

Note: the 1943-D row shows two results for one coin. Only one 1943-D bronze cent is known, so the $1,700,000 private transaction in 2010 and the $840,000 auction result in 2021 are two results for the same unique specimen. Do not add them together, and treat neither as a current value.

1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle: $18,872,250 on June 8, 2021

The 1933 Double Eagle is the highest priced US coin ever sold at public auction, and its story explains why. The United States Mint struck 445,500 double eagles dated 1933, according to the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) account of the coin. Almost all of them were melted after President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 order against the hoarding of gold coin, and the coins were never officially released for circulation. The specimen that sold in 2021 is the only 1933 double eagle authorized for private ownership. Two other examples are held by the Smithsonian Institution, and other known examples are in United States government custody, according to the same PCGS account.

The legal history is part of the value, and it is also a warning against imitation. This specimen left the Mint after a State Department export license was mistakenly granted in 1944 so that it could be owned by King Farouk of Egypt. It was later surrendered to United States authorities in 1996, spent years in legal dispute, and was finally sold at auction in 2002 for $7,590,020 in a sale conducted by Sotheby’s with Stack’s Bowers, a figure reported by Stack’s Bowers in its account of the later record. Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman was the buyer in 2002. When the coin returned to auction at Sotheby’s on June 8, 2021, graded PCGS MS65, it sold for $18,872,250, above its $10 million to $15 million presale estimate. That 2021 total is the figure to quote, with its date, never as a current price.

Why it heads this selection is straightforward: a famous Saint-Gaudens design, a recall and melting, unique legal status for private ownership, royal and celebrity provenance, and a top grade, all in one specimen.

1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar: $10,016,875 on January 24, 2013

The 1794 Flowing Hair dollar was among the first silver dollars struck by the United States Mint, and the specimen that holds this record is the finest known example of the issue. Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold it on January 24, 2013, as the highlight of the Cardinal Collection in its New York Americana Sale, for $10,016,875. At the time, that was a world record price for any coin sold at auction. The coin was graded Specimen-66 by PCGS and by the Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC), and Stack’s Bowers described it as a superb Gem Specimen example, the finest known to exist.

Whether this exact coin was the very first silver dollar struck is often debated, and this article does not state it as settled fact: reports describe it as possibly the first, or among the first, and as the finest known example. What is settled is the sale itself, with a dated auction, a named collection, a published grade, and a total as reported by the auction house. The coin had previously sold for $7,850,000 in 2010, which shows how much a realized price can move between sales.

Historically, the Flowing Hair design marks the start of the federal silver dollar series, and a collector wanting its beginning in the best surviving condition has essentially one candidate.

1787 Brasher Doubloon, EB on Wing: $9,360,000 on January 21, 2021

The Brasher Doubloon is the oldest coin on this list and the only private issue in this selection. It was struck in 1787 by Ephraim Brasher, a New York goldsmith and silversmith, before the United States Mint opened. Heritage Auctions sold the finest known example, the New York style doubloon with Brasher’s EB hallmark punched on the eagle’s wing, graded NGC MS65 Star with CAC approval, on January 21, 2021, for $9,360,000. Heritage reported that the sale set a world record for the most valuable gold coin ever sold at public auction at that time, and that only seven Brasher Doubloons are known.

The doubloon is a physical link to coinage before the federal system: Brasher struck gold to a weight standard he could stand behind, punching his initials into each piece as a guarantee. Its design carries an eagle, thirteen stars, and a motto about New York and America rising ever higher. The 2021 specimen came from the Donald G. Partrick Collection.

Note its private origin: a Brasher Doubloon is an early American gold coin, not a United States Mint product, and it should not be described as one.

1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle: $8,400,000 on March 25, 2021

The 1822 Half Eagle is a study in survival. A total of 17,796 half eagles dated 1822 were struck, a modest mintage by later standards, but only three examples are known to survive today, according to Stack’s Bowers Galleries reporting of the 2021 sale. Two of those three are in the National Numismatic Collection of the Smithsonian Institution, which leaves exactly one example in private hands. That privately held example, graded PCGS AU50, sold at Stack’s Bowers Galleries on March 25, 2021 for $8,400,000, a record for a United States gold coin struck by the Mint at that time.

The private example has a long, traceable history: acquired by Virgil Brand in 1899, sold by his heirs in 1945, and later held in the Pogue family collection, sold by Stack’s Bowers from 2015 through 2021. That pedigree removes doubt about authenticity, which matters most when only one example can ever reach the market.

A coin need not be a first issue or a famous error to reach this list: a tiny surviving population and a single private example can be enough.

1804 Draped Bust Dollar, Class I: $7,680,000 on August 17, 2021

The 1804 dollar is known as the King of American Coins, and its fame rests on a paradox: no silver dollars dated 1804 were struck in 1804. Class I examples, the original presentation strikings, were made in the 1830s as diplomatic gifts, and the finest known example, graded PCGS Proof-68, was delivered in 1835 as a gift to the Sultan of Muscat, according to Stack’s Bowers Galleries. That specimen, known as the Childs-Pogue example after two of the collections that owned it, sold in the Rarities Night session of the Stack’s Bowers August 2021 ANA Auction on August 17, 2021, for $7,680,000, which Stack’s Bowers described at the time as the fifth most valuable United States coin ever sold.

The same specimen had sold for $4,140,000 in 1999, then a world record, when the Pogue family acquired it. The rise from $4,140,000 in 1999 to $7,680,000 in 2021 is a reminder that a dated sale result is a snapshot, not a trend line. It also shows why provenance is quoted so carefully for this coin: after its diplomatic presentation, it passed through only four private collections named by Stack’s Bowers, those of Charles A. Watters, Virgil M. Brand, the Childs family, and the Pogue family, before its 2021 sale.

Other 1804 dollars in different classes and grades have sold for sums up to $6,000,000 for the finest Class III example. The $7,680,000 figure belongs to this one Proof-68 Class I specimen, not to every coin dated 1804.

1804 Plain 4 Eagle: $5,280,000 on January 20, 2021

The 1804 Plain 4 Eagle is a gold proof rarity that often surprises readers, because it is less famous than the 1804 dollar yet sold for more than $5 million. Heritage Auctions reported that a Proof-65 Plus Deep Cameo example, graded by PCGS with CAC approval, sold for $5,280,000 at Heritage’s January 20, 2021 Dallas auction of the Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part III. The coin is one of only three known examples of its type, and it is described by Heritage as the finest of the three, with a provenance that includes the Sultan of Muscat presentation set and the collection of Colonel E. H. R. Green.

Early gold proofs are scarce because very few were made and fewer were preserved in proof condition. A proof coin is struck by a special process for collectors or presentation, with polished dies and blanks, not for circulation.

This entry shows why specimen sales matter more than fame here: a little known coin can sell for more than a household name if its surviving population is smaller and its condition higher.

1913 Liberty Head Nickel: $4,560,000 on August 15, 2018

Only five 1913 Liberty Head nickels are known, and their story is one of the most retold in American numismatics. The Liberty Head design was replaced by the Buffalo design in 1913, yet five nickels dated 1913 with the old Liberty Head design exist. They are believed to have been struck under unauthorized circumstances at the Mint, and they did not become widely known until the 1920s. Each of the five is known by its collector history, and the Walton specimen is the one with the most dramatic rediscovery story.

The Walton nickel was owned by North Carolina collector George O. Walton, who died in a car crash while traveling to a coin convention. The coin was then mistakenly judged to be an altered date fake and kept out of sight for decades. In 2003, Walton’s heirs brought it to the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Baltimore, where experts confirmed in a meeting that it was the long missing fifth example. Heritage Auctions sold it on April 25, 2013, in its Central States Numismatic Society auction in Schaumburg, Illinois, graded PCGS Proof-63, for $3,172,500, including the buyer’s premium. The preauction estimate had been $2,500,000 or more.

The headline sale for the issue is a different specimen. The finest of the five, graded PCGS Proof-66 with CAC approval and known as the Eliasberg specimen, sold for $4,560,000 at Stack’s Bowers Galleries on August 15, 2018, in the ANA World’s Fair of Money auction, lot 1096. The Walton sale of $3,172,500 in 2013 is a second, lower specimen sale for the same issue.

1792 Silver Center Cent: $2,520,000 in January 2021

The 1792 Silver Center Cent belongs to the experimental coinage struck before the Mint settled its regular designs. Heritage Auctions reported that a Specimen-67 Brown example, graded by PCGS with CAC approval, sold for $2,520,000 in its January 2021 events, again from the Simpson Collection. The coin is a pattern, meaning a trial striking made to test a design or a composition, rather than a coin struck for circulation.

Its construction is what makes it notable. A small silver plug was inserted at the center of a copper planchet, an experiment intended to give a cent an intrinsic value closer to its face value while keeping most of the coin in copper. Very few such pieces were made, and fewer survive in high grade. A pattern coin like this appeals to a narrower group of collectors than a regular issue, but within that group it is a landmark: it shows the early republic testing, in metal, how its smallest coin should work.

Because patterns were not issued for commerce, rarity statements for them describe what is known today, not complete production records.

1885 Trade Dollar: $3,960,000 on January 10, 2019

The 1885 Trade Dollar is a proof only rarity with a small, well documented story. Trade dollars were struck for commerce in Asia in the 1870s, but proof examples continued to be struck for collectors after circulating production ended. Heritage Auctions reported that the finest known example, graded NGC PF66 and from the Eliasberg Collection, sold for $3,960,000 on January 10, 2019. A second specimen, graded PCGS Proof-63 Plus Cameo with CAC approval, sold for $2,100,000 in January 2021, the highest price paid for that specimen, and again from the Simpson Collection.

Only five 1885 Trade dollars are known, and the date sits at the end of the Trade Dollar series, so collectors building a complete proof set cannot complete it without this date. Its Cameo designation, frosted devices against mirrored fields, also contributed to the result.

As with every entry, the figure is specimen specific; common circulated Trade Dollars trade for far smaller sums.

1943-D Bronze Lincoln Cent: $1,700,000 in a 2010 Private Transaction

The 1943-D bronze cent is the only entry whose headline figure comes from a private transaction rather than a public auction, and that difference is stated openly. In 1943, the Mint struck cents from zinc coated steel to conserve copper for the war effort. A small number of bronze planchets left over from 1942 were mistakenly struck with 1943 dies, producing the famous bronze error cents. PCGS reports that fewer than 20 bronze cents were erroneously struck at Philadelphia and San Francisco in 1943, and that only one example is known from the Denver Mint. That unique Denver example, graded PCGS MS64 Brown, was sold in 2010 by Legend Numismatics for $1,700,000 to an anonymous collector, according to PCGS and contemporary reporting of the transaction.

The Denver coin had not been publicly known to exist until 1979, and its sale took four years of negotiation, according to the dealer who handled it. That history explains why a one cent coin can appear on a list dominated by gold and silver rarities: it is unique within its mint mark, it is the finest and only Denver example, and it completes a set of genuine 1943 bronze cents from all three mints that no other collector had assembled.

This coin’s story has been misreported, which is itself a warning. In January 2019, Heritage sold a different 1943 bronze cent, the Philadelphia example, for $204,000, after some reports mistakenly gave $1,700,000 as its presale estimate. Heritage corrected the record: its estimate had been $170,000 to $200,000, and $1,700,000 belonged to the Denver coin’s earlier transaction. Always check whether a figure is an estimate, a total with premium, an auction result, or a private sale, and whether it belongs to the specimen in front of you.

The same unique coin later sold at auction. Heritage reported that the unique coin, graded PCGS MS64 Brown, sold for $840,000 in January 2021, described there as a world record for that specimen at auction. That total is lower than the $1,700,000 private transaction price in 2010, but a private sale and a public auction are different markets, with different buyers and timing. Many readers meet two headline figures for this coin, $1,700,000 and $840,000, without explanation. One is a 2010 private transaction and the other a 2021 auction result, both for the same unique Denver specimen. Neither is a current value, and neither values a common 1943 steel cent.

1796 Quarter Eagle, Stars on Obverse: $1,380,000 in January 2021

Early American gold is scarce in any condition, and the 1796 Quarter Eagle with stars on the obverse is a first year issue for its denomination. Heritage Auctions reported that a Mint State-65 example, graded by PCGS with CAC approval, sold for $1,380,000 in its January 2021 events, from the Simpson Collection. The coin is a small gold piece, with a face value of $2.50, struck in the first years of federal gold coinage.

Its value comes from the usual combination: an early date, a low surviving population in Mint State, and a famous collection history. A Mint State example struck in 1796, when gold coinage was new and handling was rough, is far scarcer than the same coin worn, so read the result as a price for a superbly preserved first year coin, not for 1796 quarter eagles in general.

How to Read a Record Price Without Being Misled

Four distinctions protect any reader using this list. First, separate the issue from the specimen: an issue is a date and type, while a specimen is one physical coin identified by grade, collection history, and auction appearances, and record prices belong to specimens. Second, separate a sale price from an estimate, which is only a prediction before the sale; a realized price, often including a buyer’s premium, is what was actually paid. Third, separate an auction result, which is public and competitive, from a private transaction, which was not tested by open bidding that day. Fourth, separate a past price from a present value: this article makes no claim about what any coin is worth today.

Grade appears in almost every entry. Grades such as MS65, Proof-68, and Specimen-66 come from third party grading services, principally PCGS and NGC, with CAC approval noted where the source reports it. For a rare issue, the finest known example often commands a large premium over the next best example, which is why two coins with the same date can sell for very different sums.

Provenance works the same way: a coin traced through famous collections and published auctions carries a documented history supporting its authenticity. It is quoted here only where the auction house or grading service named the collection. A story without documentation is not provenance.

What Does Not Belong on This List

This list excludes common coins, however old they look: a worn silver dollar from a large mintage, a common Morgan dollar, or a steel 1943 cent is not made valuable by age or by sharing a date with a rarity. Melt value is also excluded: metal sets a floor, but the figures above are numismatic results driven by rarity and demand. Unverified asking prices, catalog estimates presented as sales, and coins with no documented sale or graded specimen are excluded too, because there is nothing dated to check.

If you own a coin that looks like an entry here, ask: what is the exact date and mint mark, the variety or class, the grading service if any, and the documented auction appearance for this specimen? If any answer is unknown, the next step is authentication and research, not comparison with a headline price.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most valuable US coin ever sold?

The 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, at $18,872,250 at Sotheby’s on June 8, 2021. It is the only 1933 double eagle authorized for private ownership, graded PCGS MS65. That is a past sale result, not a current valuation.

Are these prices what the coins are worth today?

No. Every price here is tied to a specific sale date and seller. Markets move, and a coin can sell for a different sum at its next appearance, as the 1804 dollar and the 1943-D bronze cent both show. Do not use any figure here to buy, sell, or insure a coin without a current professional valuation.

Why is the 1933 Double Eagle legal to own when other 1933 double eagles are not?

The specimen sold in 2021 is the only one authorized for private ownership, after an export license mistakenly granted in 1944, seizure by United States authorities in 1996, and litigation that ended with its sale in 2002. Other known examples are held by the Smithsonian Institution or are in United States government custody, according to PCGS. No other 1933 double eagle should be assumed to share its legal status.

Why does the Brasher Doubloon count as a US coin if it was privately struck?

It counts in auction rankings of American coins because it is an early American gold coin struck in New York in 1787, before the federal Mint opened. This article labels it as a private issue wherever it appears, so readers do not mistake it for a United States Mint product.

How can a one cent coin be worth more than a million dollars?

The 1943-D bronze cent is unique: the only known bronze cent struck at Denver in 1943, a year when cents were supposed to be struck in zinc coated steel. Uniqueness in a popular series, a high grade, and a documented history produced a $1,700,000 private transaction in 2010 and an $840,000 auction result in 2021. An ordinary 1943 steel cent is common and does not share that value.

Is the 1804 dollar really from 1804?

Not in the sense that matters. Class I 1804 dollars were struck in the 1830s as diplomatic presentation pieces, even though they bear the date 1804. The finest known example was delivered in 1835 as a gift to the Sultan of Muscat. The date on the coin is therefore not a reliable guide to the year it was struck.

What makes a coin valuable to collectors in general?

Rarity, condition, demand, authenticity, and provenance working together, as explained in the companion guide to what makes a coin valuable to collectors. This list shows those factors at work in individual specimens, rather than repeating the general explanation.

Should I buy rare coins as an investment?

This article does not give investment advice. Prices depend on grade, authenticity, provenance, and bidding on a given day, and a coin can fall as well as rise between sales. Research the specific specimen, confirm authentication and grade, and take independent professional advice before any purchase.

I think I have a rare coin. What should I do first?

Handle it by its edge, do not clean it, and put it in an inert protective holder. Record the date, mint mark, and any unusual features, and photograph both sides in good light. Compare it with a standard reference, and if it matches a scarce date, variety, or error, seek authentication from a recognized grading service or a reputable dealer.

Keep reading: What Makes a Coin Valuable to Collectors

Sources & references

• Sotheby's sale of the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, June 8, 2021, as reported by PCGS, The Majestic 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Covers the $18,872,250 total, the PCGS MS65 grade, the 445,500 mintage, the 2002 sale, the Farouk and Weitzman provenance, the 1944 export license, the 1996 surrender, and two examples held by the Smithsonian Institution. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• Stack's Bowers Galleries press release, sale of the 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar, January 24, 2013, New York Americana Sale, Cardinal Collection. Covers the $10,016,875 total, the Specimen-66 grade by PCGS and CAC, the finest known description, and the previous record of $7,590,020 for a 1933 Double Eagle in 2002. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• Heritage Auctions press release, January 26, 2021, World Record Numismatic Events. Covers the $9,360,000 Brasher Doubloon sale on January 21, 2021, the seven known examples, the finest known description, the $5,280,000 1804 Plain 4 Eagle, the $2,520,000 1792 Silver Center Cent, the $2,100,000 1885 Trade Dollar, the $1,380,000 1796 Quarter Eagle, and the $840,000 1943-D bronze cent auction result. Exact days within January 2021 are not given in the QA-verified record for the 1792, 1885 Simpson specimen, 1796, and 1943-D auction entries, so month-only dating is retained for those entries. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• Stack's Bowers Galleries press release, August 19, 2021, The Finest 1804 Silver Dollar Sells for $7.68 Million. Covers the $7,680,000 total on August 17, 2021, the PCGS Proof-68 grade, the Class I Original description, the 1835 delivery to the Sultan of Muscat, the four private collections named, and the $4,140,000 sale in 1999. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• Heritage Auctions press release, May 1, 2013, Famous Lost Nickel Realizes $3.17 Million. Covers the $3,172,500 Walton 1913 Liberty Head nickel sale on April 25, 2013, the PCGS Proof-63 grade, the five known examples, the Walton history, and the 2003 Baltimore authentication. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• PCGS report of the 1822 Half Eagle sale, Stack's Bowers Galleries, Las Vegas, March 25, 2021. Covers the $8,400,000 total including a 20 percent buyer's premium, the 17,796 mintage, the three known examples, two held by the Smithsonian Institution, the PCGS AU50 grade, and the Virgil Brand and Pogue provenance. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• PCGS news report, PCGS-Certified 1943-D Bronze Cent Sells For $1.7 Million, 2010 transaction. Covers the $1,700,000 private transaction by Legend Numismatics, the unique Denver example, the PCGS MS64 Brown grade, the zinc coated steel switch in 1943, and the estimate of fewer than 20 bronze cents at Philadelphia and San Francisco. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• Heritage Auctions press release, January 13, 2019, Media Error Draws Misleading Reports on Sale of 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent. Covers the $204,000 Philadelphia bronze cent sale on January 10, 2019, the corrected $170,000 to $200,000 estimate, and the warning that $1,700,000 belonged to the Denver coin's earlier transaction. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• PCGS report, Over $21.1 Million in US Coins Sold at Stack's Bowers 2018 World's Fair of Money Auction, lot 1096, August 15, 2018. Covers the $4,560,000 sale of the finest known 1913 Liberty Head nickel, PCGS Proof-66 with CAC approval, Eliasberg specimen. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• Heritage Auctions press release, January 11, 2019, Finest-Known 1885 Trade Dollar Brings $3.96 Million. Covers the $3,960,000 sale on January 10, 2019, the finest known 1885 Trade Dollar, NGC PF66, Eliasberg Collection, finest of five known examples. Search record read October 31, 2026.
• Stack's Bowers Galleries press release, December 11, 2025, reporting the December 9, 2025 sale of the James A. Stack Sr. Class III 1804 Dollar. Covers the $6,000,000 total including a 20 percent buyer's fee, PCGS Proof-65 with CAC and CMQ approval, Class III, BB-306. Search record read October 31, 2026.