A rare nickel dating back to 1913 is all set to take over the title of the world’s most expensive coin. The nickel is slated to be auctioned in January in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to fetch a cool $3million! A rare coin, it was one of only five ever made and was struck when the US mint was in switching designs. The new nickels were supposed to feature a Native American head on one side and a bison. This rare nickel, however, has been given an incomplete treatment. The tail side is updated to show the bison, but instead of etching the American native on the other, the figure of the statue of liberty is intact. The nickel thus becomes a symbol of one period of American coinage and the next. The coin has changed hands several times, and its previous owners include King Farouk of Egypt, Dr. Jerry Buss, and it even featured on an episode of ‘Hawaii Five-O,’ labeled ‘The $100,000 Nickel’.
Private coin collectors own only three out of these coins. The remaining two reside at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and the American Numismatic Association Money Museum in Colorado Springs. The rareness of this unique coin is sure to help it fetch a price way above its estimated value.
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