The Most Expensive: Coins in the World
Many coins are worth a fortune today, but these specimens are at the very top: we present the 10 coins that sold for the highest sums throughout the world.
The Most Expensive: Coins Sold in 2021
2021 was an exceptionally good year for the coin trade, with many new record prices in the millions. We present the most expensive coins that changed hands in 2021.
The Most Expensive: Hohenzollern Coins and Medals
From the margraviate to the empire, from Franconia to Brandenburg and Königsberg: this time, we present in our record section the most expensive coins and medals from the territories ruled by the House of Hohenzollern.
Record Auction: Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün 81 & 82
The coin trade is booming thanks to Covid. That has also an impact on the prices of coins from the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. In Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün’s auction 81 & 82, pieces of outstanding quality achieved results that had previously been unheard of – and set new records.
Record Auction: The Paramount Collection
In this section, we present auctions that have set several price records at once. Let’s start off with the auction of the Paramount Collection by Heritage Auctions. The large gold coins made for lots of new records. The auction was held from 25 to 27 March 2021 in Dallas. The 701 lots consisted almost exclusively of large gold coins, international and ancient – the US coins had already been auctioned before.
The Most Expensive: British Coins
There are many rare and at the same time incredibly beautiful rarities and patterns among British coins that are always sold for high sums. Today we present the 10 British coins that realised the highest results. As always, only the most expensive specimen of every coin type is shown in the list to avoid repetitions.
The Rarest: British 50 Pence Coins in Circulation
Watch out for change: the commemorative 50 pence coins circulating in Great Britain are an extremely popular field of collection and sometimes worth a small fortune. Just think of the great excitement about the Hastings coin in the summer of 2020 or the murder in which 50p coins featuring Beatrix Potter’s characters played a role. Today we present the rarest specimens in circulation according to the Royal Mint.
The Most Expensive: US Banknotes Auctioned in 2020
Legal Tender Notes, Treasury Notes, Federal Reserve Notes, Silver and Gold Certificates: Today in our record section, we present the 10 most expensive US banknotes auctioned in 2020.
The Most Expensive: US Coins Auctioned in 2020
Today in our record section, we present the 10 most expensive US coins auctioned in 2020. European collectors are often surprised at the horrendous prices that can be achieved for US coins, which to them seem quite unspectacular – but when rarity and high demand come together…
The Most Expensive: Ancient Gold Coins
“To what crime do you not drive the hearts of men, accursed hunger for gold?”, old Virgil once wrote. This time, our record section presents the ten most expensive ancient gold coins and gold medallions sold at auction.
