The purpose of this page is to provide coin valuation data to collectors, investors, the media, and anyone interested learning what the most valuable pennies and one cent coins are. Estimated coin prices and values in our database are updated twice per year. This list and the prices are current as of 2023. Our most valuable pennies list includes coins starting in 1856 up to the present (2023) - including rare penny errors and rare varieties that could still actually be found in pocket change. Quite a few Morgan Silver Dollars were minted from 1878 to 19. We are using our database of virtually every US coin ever produced (6,000+ coins) based on year, mint mark, major varieties, errors and their associated price values to come up with a list of the top most valuable pennies known. If you’re looking for a rare coins list, this one might not be on there. In addition, we are NOT factoring in the prices for Proof versions of these pennies (unless the Proof version is an error coin or an unusual variety). For this list, we are only including small cents: Flying Eagle Cents, Indian Head Pennies, Lincoln Wheat Pennies, Lincoln Memorial Cents, and Lincoln Shield Cents. USA Coin Book has compiled a list of the most valuable US pennies ever known. A similar mistake occurred with the circulation-strike Roosevelt dimes that came from the Philadelphia Mint in 1982. Thanks for reading my article on the Top 10 Rare American Coins.Most Valuable US Pennies - Highest Value 1 Cent Coins Yeoman’s A Guide Book to United States Coins 2016 One of the finest examples known recently sold at auction for a whopping $2.35 million.įor more information about U.S.
The chain links were quickly replaced with a wreath design. There was some controversy surrounding that design because many people felt that the chains represented an image of slavery. The reverse of the coin depicts 15 interlocking chain links that represented the 15 states in the union at that time.
These pennies were among the first US coins to be minted and had very low survival rates, not to mention the fact that the design was only around for a year. While not exactly a super rare coin I thought I’d include this as an example of the value of an old penny.ġ793 pennies are tough finds and in the lowest of grades can sell for thousands of dollars. Experts believe it was the first silver dollar. 1913 Liberty Head V Nickel (5 examples)Ĭoming in at number 10 on this list of rare American coins is the 1793 Chain Links Penny. The most valuable coin is the 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, which sold at auction for over 10million in 2013. This may change this coins position on this list of top 10 rare American coins to number 6. So that means you can expect 10 more to be available at auction. *Update* April 2015 – I just saw that the 10 coins seized by the government will now be returned to the Israel Switt’s family ( Joan Langbord and her sons). The 1 example in private hands sold at a 2012 auction for US $7.6 million. Nearly 500,000 of these coins were minted but nearly all of them were melted down.Ī few examples were rescued from the melting pot and all but one were tracked down by the Secret Service. The story behind these coins has to do with the US Government outlawing gold coins as legal tender during the depths of the Great Depression. Knox and 1 is in the national collection at the Smithsonian.
While there are technically more surviving examples than the 1804 Silver Dollar, the 1933 Double Eagle $20 is far rarer because only 1 example is available for collectors to purchase. Image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection
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