A 1913 Liberty Nickel certified by NGC — known as the Hawaii Five-O coin — has realized over $4 million in a private sale, one of the highest prices ever paid for a coin. The private sale conducted by Stack’s Bowers was the 14th time that an NGC-certified coin realized over $1 million this year alone.

Only five examples of the 1913 Liberty Nickel exist, none of which were officially authorized. Their origins remain shrouded in mystery, but there is no doubt that they stand at the pinnacle of numismatics today. At one point, “Colonel” E.H.R. Green acquired all five, but two are now enshrined in museum collections.

This example is graded NGC PF 64+ and displays “The Hawaii Five-O Coin” pedigree. That police procedural featured the ultra-rarity in a 1973 episode titled “The $100,000 Nickel,” which helped increase the public’s appreciation for coin collecting. NGC certified the famous nickel in 2004.

“None of the 51 million coins certified by NGC has captured the public interest in quite the same way as this one,” said Mark Salzberg, NGC Chairman. “NGC is proud of its long history of certifying exceptional numismatic rarities like the Hawaii Five-O 1913 Liberty Nickel.”

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