The 1822 Half Eagle is one of the rarest U.S. gold coins ever minted. Only three are known to exist today, with two held by the Smithsonian. The third was sold in 2021 for $8.4 million, making it one ...

Still other coins were made of precious metals like gold or silver and are rare because most were melted down for their metal value. Prices are listed in Canadian Dollars (CAD).

History of Canadian Coins Canada was granted the right to self-govern in 1867, but its coins were still being minted in England until the Ottawa office of the British Royal Mint opened in 1908 ...

“Rare gold coins like the 1927-D $20 gold Saint-Gaudens could have been bought in the ’70s for $60,000 and now are worth well over $3,000,000.” ...