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According to the specialized portal usacoinbook.com, there are $1 dollar coins that, due to their historical references, could be worth more than $12 million dollars.
Many of us dislike coins for the simple fact that they are harder and heavier to store than bills. As soon as we get our hands on one, we look to get rid of them, never thinking that we could be throwing millions of dollars in the trash. Just as you read it, there are coins that are worth more than you can imagine, as is the case of a $1 dollar coin that can be worth more than $12 million dollars, according to collectors’ estimates.
According to specialized sites such as usacoinbook.com, these coins are in the possession of collectors or museums, although sometimes they are held by ordinary people in unthinkable places, such as their own pockets.
Whether for historical reasons, special designs or even manufacturing errors, there are coins in the United States that are worth more than their face value. This is the case with the following $1 dollar coins that could fetch you millions.
1. 1794 $1 dollar coin
A one dollar coin issued in 1794, with a woman and her hair, is worth $12,053,762 dollars, according to usacoinbook.com. According to these specialists, this coin is unique and extremely difficult to find.
Many believe that it is the first dollar ever issued in any of its formats.
2. $1 dollar coin (one hundred cents of a dollar) of 1794
There is another coin, the only one of its kind, which has the same characteristics as the previous one, but with a distinctive feature: a message in capital letters on the edge indicating “one hundred cents of a dollar or unit”. The coin is silver and was also issued in 1794. According to the portal’s estimates, it has an estimated value of $5,800,000 dollars.
3. $1 dollar coin of 1795
The coin of 89% silver and 11% copper, has the same image of the Liberty of 1794 coin, however, for being issued a year later, its value is lower, since estimates could give you a whopping $1,717,231 dollars for it.
4. 1 dollar coin of 1796
With the same characteristics of its predecessors, this coin has a value of $1,368,176 dollars for the collector’s market.
5. 1870 $1 dollar coin
According to usacoinbook.com, this coin has a value of $2,030,965 dollars. What are its main characteristics? It is a coin made of 90% silver and the rest of copper, which was issued in 1870, with the figure of seated liberty.