From Gold to Silver to Copper

This is a collection of the five rarest coins in the United States history.

1. 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
   
   

   
   

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The 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle is the rarest coin in United States History. This original $20 coin was sold at an auction for over $7 million dollars. Today less then 12 of these coins are known to exist. During the Great Depression all gold coins were recalled for melting including the Double Eagles. Only twelve of the coins did not make it back to the mint and were thought to be smuggled out by the employees working there. Today, most of the dozen coins have not been recovered or found and are still out there lost and forgotten.

2. The 1804 Silver Dollar
   
   
   

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This 1804 silver dollar is another one of the rarest and most expensive coins in the United States' History. On August 30th, 1999 this coin sold for $4.14 million dollars at an auction. There are only eight 1804 silver dollars left in the entire world and are all worth well over one million dollars. The few people that own these one of a kind coins, are dedicated collectors who are proud to own a piece of U.S history.

3. The Brasher Doubloon
   
   
   

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This golden 1787 Brasher Doubloon is the rarest New York made coin ever. The Brasher Doubloon was made after New York had adopted the Constitution. They had the right to create their own state coinage, and by using the opportunity New York ended up with this beautiful artistic gold coin. A Goldsmith Ephraim Brasher was the man that created the coin and was very proud of his work showing this by naming the coin after himself. Today there are only 7 Brasher Doubloons left and are all worth very large sums of money.

4. The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel
   
   
   

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This 1913 Century Liberty Head Nickel also has a gigantic price tag. In a recent auction someone bought this coin for over 3 million dollars. These nickels are so rare because only 5 of the 1913 edition were made and introduced to public. Today all five of the nickels are in the hands of hardcore collectors and are a very interesting piece of history. Good luck getting your hands on one of these valuable babies.

5. The 1974 Aluminum Penny
   
   
   

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The 1974 Aluminum Penny is the rarest American penny ever. In the early 1970s copper prices began to rise. This led to the testing of other metals for pennies. The government came up with aluminum pennies and printed 1.5 million of them. Right before the release of the pennies the government pulled the plug on the plan. Today there are an estimated 12 aluminum pennies left and are all in the hands of collectors. These pennies would sell for over $500,000 dollars a piece.