What is the highest valued coin monetarily in normal circulation have you come across?

Question

I've always wondered. Last year, I went to Switzerland and they have 5 Swiss Francs coin and is worth about USD 5.50 and I thought that's pretty valuable for a coin in normal circulation. The 500-Japanese Yen coin is also worth quite a lot, about 5 USD.

I know that there are specially-minted coins that is worth hundreds / thousands of dollars or even more, but to my knowledge they are more like symbolic or novelty and you can't really use them for normal everyday transactions.

What I am asking is, what is the highest-valued, in-normal-circulation coin monetarily have you come across?

Please be reminded again that I'm talking about real, currently-used currency used for normal everyday transactions, not those rare expensive old coins that are out of circulation and serve as collectors items.

I also hope that some numismatists can help answer my question!

Thanks!!

curtisports2 · Accepted Answer

Many of those 'rare, expensive (and not necessarily old) coins were found in circulation and can still be found if you know what to look for.  There are Lincoln cents less than 20 years old that can be found that are worth several hundred dollars if they haven't circulated (found in bank rolls that can be opened at any time and those coins put into circulation).

The highest-valued coins I have that I personally got out of circulation are a few Lincoln cents from the 19-teens with D and S mints that I found when I started collecting pennies in the mid-1960s.  Back then, you could still find them in your change, and 1920s and 1930s were still fairly common.

To see what might be out there waiting to be found, at least with pennies, take a look:

http://www.lincolncentresource.com/

- Petit Fantôme Aimé ♐ - · Answer

There are the France La Semeuse 5 euros coins made available at the la poste france for exchange back in 2008...
http://collections.vivastreet.com/timbres-cartes+maisons-laffitte-78600/deux-pieces-de-5-euros-en-argent--la-semeuse---2008/12582161

What is the highest valued coin monetarily in normal circulation have you come across?

2 Jawaban