15 of the Most Expensive Auction Items Ever Sold

15 of the Most Expensive Auction Items Ever Sold

Please Don't Flip This Coin

A 1933 "Double Eagle" $20 gold coin is shown on exhibit at the National Museum in Prague, March 12, 2012. The coin, one of two 1933 Saint-Gaudens' gold $20 "Double Eagles" held in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian since 1934, is on tour in Europe for the first time. The coin was sold in 2002 by Sotheby's for $7.59 million to an anonymous buyer, making it the most expensive gold coin in the world.

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