1933 Double Eagle

The 1933 double eagle is a 20-dollar gold coin from the United States. Despite the fact that 445,500 Saint-Gaudens double eagles were coined in 1933, none were ever formally circulated, and all but two were ordered to be melted down. However, it is known that 20 more were saved from melting by being stolen and eventually finding their way into the hands of collectors before being recovered. Only 13 known specimens remain, with only one being privately owned. Nine of the recovered coins were destroyed, making this one of the world's rarest coins.

This gold coin, owned by shoe designer Stuart Weitzman (who is donating the revenues to charity), was minted in 1933 but never distributed because President Franklin D. Roosevelt banned Americans from holding gold the same year in an attempt to end the country's banking crisis. The coin was sold for $18.9 million making it one of the most expensive collectibles.

Price: $18.9 million