'26. Flowing Hair Silver-Copper Dollar' in Brazilian Portuguese means '26. Floating Hair Silver and Copper Dollar'.
Manufacturer: US Mint
Original price: $ 1 *
Value today: $ 10 million *
When a $1 coin sells for $10 million, the least you can say is that it was a good return on investment. This particular flowing silver-copper hair dollar coin is believed to be the first silver dollar coin that the US Mint produced.
The coin was purchased by Legend Numismatics, a New Jersey-based rare coin company, which said it would have bid higher if necessary. They also stated that the coin has unique characteristics that make it particularly valuable. According to them, no museum has an equivalent piece.
If you're going to spend 10 million on something, that seems like a good bet. It's a totally unique piece, rooted in history, so it's arguably worth every penny. Still, we can't help but wonder if there's something similar out there, waiting to be discovered.
