FX.co ★ Five most expensive gold coins in the world

According to experts of the precious metals market, the list of the most expensive gold coins in the world should contain only those of them that were sold at least once. However, the Australian Red Kangaroo coin is recognized the most expensive on the planet and at the same time the largest one. Its diameter reaches 80 cm, and it weighs 1 ton. It never changed the owner and is considered an exhibit.

Double Eagle (1933)

Price: $7.59 million

The leading position in this rating is occupied by the 1933 Double Eagle coin. In 1933, the US government imposed a ban on the possession of gold for all citizens of the country. It also related to gold coins, although Double Eagle was already ready for release. Coins were melted down, but some of them were saved. The exact number of untouched Double Eagle coins is unknown. In 2002, at the Sothebys auction, one coin was sold for $7.59 million 20 cents.

Brasher Doubloon (1787)

Price: $7.4 million

The second place in the list of the most expensive coins is taken by Brasher Doubloon. This is a gold coin bought by a large Wall Street investment company in 2011. It was sold by $7.4 million. The coin received its name on behalf of jeweler Ephraim Brasher, who lived in New York in the 18th century. He is the creator of this valuable coin. Brasher Doubloon coins are considered very rare, there are only a few copies in the whole world.

South Africa's Single 9 pound (1898)

Price: $4 million

South Africa's Single 9 pound ranks third in the list of the most expensive gold coins. It was released in 1898, although 1899 is considered the actual year of minting. This was the period of the Anglo-Boer War. At that time, South Africa could not make the stamp with the date of 1899, and the authorities had to use the old one with the 1898 number. Later, the local mint started issuing coins with the right date. Coins of 1898 and 1899 years of release received the name 'Single 9'.

Umayyaden Dinar (UK)

Price: £3.7 million

In 2011, the Morten & Eden auction house in London offered for sale an Arabic gold coin from the 8th century. It is called Umayyaden Dinar. The initial price for this lot ranged from £300 thousand to £400 thousand. However, by the end of the auction the cost of a unique coin with a mysterious history reached an impressive £3.7 million.