7 The Most Expensive Coins In The World

World's Most Expensive Coin

In addition to hobbies, collecting ancient money was now also one of the investment is quite promising. Because the price of money in the market is increasingly skyrocketed.

Here is a list of the 7 Most Expensive Money in the World that might add to your interest to become an old money collector or better known as Numismatik.

1. Flowing Hair Silver / Copper Dollar year of manufacture 1794/5 ($ 10 Million / Rp 121 Billion)

Flowing Hair Silver / Copper Dollar year of manufacture 1794/5 ($ 10 Million / Rp 121 Billion)

This is the first $ 1 coin produced by the US Mint. This historical coin was produced in 1794 and 1795 with a composition of 10 percent copper and 90 percent silver. The rare existence and the very old age make this coin sold for $ 10 million or worth Rp 121 billion in January 2013.

2. Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle year of manufacture 1933 ($ 7.6 Million / Rp 92 Billion)

Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

The age of this coin may not be too old. But the value of history and its scarcity makes the Double Eagle1933 coin to be one of the rarest coins in the world. Initially US Mint mass produced the coin. But in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a policy that forbade anyone to have gold in order to overcome the US wracking banking at the time. Finally, these coins are withdrawn from the market and are melted. But it is known 20 of them were stolen at the time of the coin fusion. 19 coins have been found by the CIA and 9 of them have been re-melted and the remaining 10 have been in the museum. 1 undiscovered coin sold for $ 7.6 Million in 2002.

3. Year of manufacture 1907 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ($ 7.5 Million / Rp 91 Billion)

Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

This coin was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and began to be manufactured by the US Mint in 1907. Coins with this elaborate design were re-modified by the US Mint because the US Mint found it difficult to produce such coins in large quantities. Although this coin is mass produced, but the existence of this coin is very rare.

4. Brasher Doubloon year of manufacture 1787 ($ 7.4 Million / Rp 90 Billion)

Brasher Doubloon

Ephraim Brasher was a famous talented goldsmith in the 1780s. In 1787 he made an offer to the NY Mint to make a set of copper coins. But unfortunately the state legislature did not grant Eprhraim Brasher's request. But Brasher ignored the decision and chose to make it a private collection only. Most of the coins are made from bronze, but some coins are made of 22 carat gold. The scarcity and age of the centuries have left one of the investment companies on Wall Street buying it with a dowry of $ 7.4 Million.

5. Edward III Florin the year of manufacture 1343 ($ 6.8 Million / Rp 82 Billion)

Edward III Florin

There are only 3 coins of this type that can last up to 670 years, and 2 of them currently reside in the national museum of England. In the 1340s, not many kingdoms were able to create coins with a mixture of gold. Therefore, in addition to old age, the value of sentimental coins is also one factor that makes the price of this coin to be very expensive.

6. Liberty Head Nickel year of manufacture 1913 ($ 3.7 Million / Rp 45 Billion)

Liberty Head Nickel

The five-cent coin pictured by Liberty's head was produced in 1913 without the US Mint's consent. Production of the coin was stopped and the coins that have been circulated immediately withdrawn from the market. However, not all coins were successfully withdrawn by the government. Believed there are still 5 similar coins that are still circulating in the market. The first coins sold for $ 100,000 in 1972. In 1992, similar coins sold for $ 2.7 million. And the third coin recently sold for $ 3.7 Million or worth USD 40 Billion. Currently 2 of the 5 coins are in the US National Museum. And many believe the first coin sold in 1972 was a coin that was still in perfect condition. Collectors predict, the coin is currently worth $ 20 million or worth Rp 243 billion.

7. Silver Dollar Class I Year 1804 manufacture ($ 3.8 Million / Rp 46 Billion)

Silver Dollar Class I

This coin was indeed printed in 1804 by the US government. But in 1834, this coin was re-printed with the addition of silver as its main ingredient. It was made as a gift to the Asian rulers of the time. In May 2008, the coin was sold by Auctioneers Heritage Auctions to one of the old money collectors at a fantastic price of $ 3.8 million or Rp 46 billion.

In addition to the above coins there are also quite expensive banknotes:

7. US Red SEAL $1000 year of manufacture 1891 ( $2,5 Juta / Rp 30 Milyar )

US Red SEAL $1000

The half-body banknote of Major General George Gordon Meade, printed in 1891, sold for $ 2.5 million or Rp 30.4 billion in an auction event in April 2013. The high price of the banknotes could not be separated from his age. old and his journey through the history of the United States.

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