Numismatics — U.S. Coins
1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle gold coin (Weitzman specimen)
The most expensive coin ever sold at auction. Its legal status (monetized via Treasury sale in 2002) is what makes it ownable; all other 1933 Double Eagles are property of the U.S. government.
- Sale price
- $18.9M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- June 8, 2021
- Venue
- Sotheby's
- Authentication
- PCGS MS65; documented chain-of-title from U.S. Treasury monetization.
Provenance
The only legally-owned 1933 Double Eagle; previously sold by Sotheby's in 2002 for $7,590,020 to Stuart Weitzman.
Condition
PCGS MS-65, exceptional luster.
Editorial note
The most expensive coin ever sold at auction. Its legal status (monetized via Treasury sale in 2002) is what makes it ownable; all other 1933 Double Eagles are property of the U.S. government.
Sources cited
Sotheby's Three Treasures Sale 2021
auction house
BBC News: '1933 gold coin sells for record $18.9M'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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