Sales of the 2011 gold American Eagle coin options slowed dramatically this week. Buyers bought just 4,090 more one ounce coins, the most popular option so far. Also purchased were an additional 782 half-ounce pieces, 1,540 quarter ounce’s and 3,025 tenth ounce’s. The full set saw another 1,557 taken by collectors

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Compared to the offer in October last year, these numbers are much weaker.

The 2010 Hot Springs 5-ounce collector coin hasn’t sold out six after days into the sales period.

Authorized Purchasers have not yet taken all of the initial supply of the 2011 Gettysburg and Glacier 5-ounce bullion coins. The Mint could strike more if the market wants them, but will it? Let’s wait and see.

New sales wave about to begin

This week is the lull before the offerings of 2010 and 2011 America the beautiful 5 ounce silver coins and 2011 gold American Eagles. The Mint’s target of initial 2011 ATB bullion coins was raised a bit to 126,500 from the 125,000.

The 2011 gold American Eagle sales maximums have been put into action. Next week sales figures will begin. The 2010 American Eagle sales numbers have been removed. Keep last week’s paper if the 2010 numbers are important to you.
Sales increases were a bit on the low side this week, even for bullion coin offerings.
The 2011 Buffalo one ounce gold coins rose by 8,500 to 11,500 for April and to 49,500 since sales began this year.

11000 one ounce gold American Eagles were bought by investors for a total in April of 49500 sold.

Here we’ll talk about the top 5 most expensive coins in the history of coin collections. You’ll be surprised just how these coins really cost and what made these precious things have high price tags. Here is the list of top coins:

The coin that hit the fifth spot is the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel. This item is a five cent American coin. Back in its days, these coins are produced in very limited quantities which made it known as one of the most expensive coins in the world. There are five variations known of the Liberty Head Nickel namely: Eliasberg, Olsen, Norweb, Walton, and the McDermott. The most recent purchase was in 2010 at an auction, the coin costs for up to $3.7 million.
The coin that hits the fourth place is the 1804 Silver Dollar from the Queller Collection. There are 15 specimens for coin and is further classified into three sub groups namely: Class I, Class II, and Class III. The Queller’s collections rarity and fame gave it a price tag of 3.7 million, the same as our fifth placer coin but is less costly than the same kind of 1804 Silver Dollar but from a different collection.
The third placer is an 1804 Silver Dollar which sold for $4.1 million. The 1804 Silver Dollar coin is produced in very limited quantities and has a rich history, thus their rarity and fame as a collector’s item.
The 1933 Double Eagle coin reaches the second spot, having a price tag of $7.6 million. This American 20 dollar coin is one of the survivors of the 445,000 gold coins which were melted down due to discontinuance of the domestic gold standard. In the 1930’s, President Roosevelt ordered the meltdown of the gold coins in order to end the 1930 general back crisis.
Now for the last coin which was sold for $7.9 million, the Flowing Hair coin hits the top spot as the first placer coin. Commissioned by the first Federal Government of the United States, it is the oldest and most expensive coin ever sold in history.
There you have it, the list of the most expensive single-coin purchases as of now.