| Neil / Carter/ Contursi 1794 Flowing Hair Silver | | | | auction in July 2002, fetching $7,590,020. |
| Dollar | | | | Edward III Double Leopard |
| The coin's "pedigree" name comes from previous | | | | England's first large gold coin, the Edward III |
| owners, Will W. Neil, who acquired it in 1947, | | | | Double Leopard, sold in 2009 for a staggering |
| Amon Carter Senior, a Fort Worth newspaper | | | | £460,000 (US$841,800), making it the most |
| publisher and Steven Contursi, President of the | | | | expensive English coin ever. Only the 3rd |
| California-based Rare Coin Wholesalers, who paid | | | | specimen of its kind, it is the only one in a private |
| "millions of dollars" for the coin in 2003. Its 2010 | | | | collection, the other 2 residing in the British |
| sale to the Cardinal Collection Educational | | | | Museum. The obverse shows a full-length portrait |
| Foundation (CCEF) for $7,850,000 established a | | | | of a crowned Edward III, with orb and sceptre, |
| record as the world's most valuable coin. Martin | | | | enthroned beneath a Gothic portico and flanked |
| Logies, CCEF director, said, "CCEF will seek to be | | | | by a pair of crowned leopards. The reverse |
| a worthy successor custodian for such an | | | | features a floriate cross with crowns at the |
| important U.S. historical treasure. I think it only | | | | points, within a quadrilobe with four leopards in the |
| fitting that the new world's record coin price be | | | | angles. Much of the coin's value lies in the fact |
| accorded to the world's finest 1794 dollar." The | | | | that it was only legal tender for 7 months, being |
| obverse of the coin features the iconic, | | | | replaced in July 1344 by the Gold Noble. |
| flowing-haired Miss Liberty, surrounded by 15 | | | | The 1895 Morgan Dollar |
| stars, with the word "Liberty" above and the | | | | The proper term for this coin type, depicting Lady |
| 1794 date below. The words "United States of | | | | Liberty, is the "Liberty Head" dollar. The "Morgan |
| America" surround an eagle perched on an olive | | | | Dollar" name came about from the design of the |
| branch on the reverse. Various, renowned | | | | coin by George T. Morgan. The 1895 issue is |
| numismatic researchers believe it to be the first | | | | known as the "King of the Morgan Dollars" due to |
| 1794 silver dollar struck. | | | | its rarity and value, with high-quality specimens |
| 1933 Gold Double Eagle | | | | fetching in excess of $125,000 at auction. US Mint |
| 440,000 Double Eagle ($20) coins, designed by | | | | records indicate that 12,000 circulation Morgan |
| sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, were minted in | | | | Dollars were struck for 1895, along with 880 |
| 1933. However, incoming president, Franklin D. | | | | proofs. However, only 80 have been accounted |
| Roosevelt made it illegal for US citizens to own | | | | for, all proofs. Opinion is divided amongst |
| gold. The coins were never officially issued and | | | | numismatic experts as to the fate of the |
| were all melted down, except for 2 copies that | | | | remainder. A popular theory is that the coins |
| were sent to the Smithsonian Institute. However, | | | | were never minted at all, their existence the |
| a few of them escaped, one being bought by | | | | result of an accounting error, while others believe |
| King Farouk of Egypt in 1944. This coin came to | | | | the coins were melted down. |