Rare U.S. coin fetches over $3.7 million in auction - Reuters The so-called Liberty Head nickel, one of only five known of that specific date and design, was sold "in spirited bidding" to a private East Coast coin ... Numismaster.com ... United Numismatists convention with the Heritage auction featuring, amid other rarities, one of the five known examples of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel. ... PCGS Million Dollar Coin Club Launched "The first US coin to reach the million dollar mark was the Eliasberg specimen 1913 Liberty Head nickel 14 years ago. It sold at auction for $1485000 on May ... Numismaster.com One of the more interesting dates that was heavily hoarded was the 1883 without “CENTS” Liberty Head nickel. No particular hoard can be discussed although ... Numismaster.com Class I 1804 dollars have topped $1 million a number of times, but in that case there are only eight examples known while the 1913 Liberty Head nickel has ...

The Olsen Specimen. A profile and History It was the first 1913 Liberty Head nickel offered for sale in a public auction, and the only specimen that professional numismatist B. Max Mehl ever handled, despite his extensive advertising campaign that promoted the famously rare coin. It also holds the record as the first coin to break the $100,000 price barrier in 1972, while another 1913 nickel, the Eliasberg specimen, became the first coin to break the $1,000,000 price barrier some 24 years later. It is certainly possible that a 1913 Liberty nickel, perhaps the Olsen specimen, will someday become the first coin to break the $10,000,000 price barrier. Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth, authors of The 100 Greatest U.S. Coin...

2009 Buffalos Sold Out, FUN Show, Big Ben Coin One of many highlight of the show looks to be Heritage Auction Galleries' 1913 Liberty Head Nickel. Wibker goes as far as calling that coin the "Queen of ...