Rare Coins 2010

This page lists selling prices of rare coins in 2010.  These coins are the rarest of the rare; we seldom record anything with a selling price under $30,000.  Indeed, there is an entire class of coin buyers that most of us average collectors can only vaguely fanthom.

The most valuable coin we've seen sold in 2010 so far was a 1794 Silver Dollar in MS-66, bringing $7.85 million! This is the highest price ever paid for a single coin.

We have been tracking big time coin sales since 2002. To help research numismatists, this information is archived: 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Below are rare coin prices realized in 2010.

The entire database of thousands of coin sales is also sorted by Face Value and Selling Price. If you wish, you may view the sales data in order of Half Cent to Double Eagle or lowest selling price to highest.  If this suits your needs better, click the "Link to Rare American Coins Database" gateway located in the upper right hand of this page. This link opens a new window so that you can invoke these options.

This database is growing by leaps and bounds nearly every month. At some point in the near future, we plan to enable the user to define search criteria while accessing the rare coins database.  That is, our goal is to set up a user interactive system.  We believe this added capability will enhance the experience of numismatic researchers who frequent this site.

In the face of a terrible 2010 economy, the coin market has shown some resiliency.  Yes, prices are down a little for many key dates, but the drop has not been drastic. Tangible assets, such as key date rare coins, as well as gold and silver, attract investors because of their ability to preserve capital.  This is nothing new: the American people have a long history of turning to precious metal coinage for safety during times of uncertainty.