What are some of the most valuable personal coin collections?

Josiah Lilly, CEO of the Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company, was known to have one of the largest personal collections of rare coins on record. His collection at the time of his death was thought to be worth over $110,00,000 or just under $500,000,000 in today’s money. Other famous collectors include businessman Colonel Green, with a collection worth $5,000,000 in 1936, or $90,000,000 today, and brewer Virgil M. Bran, with a collection worth $2,000,000 in 1926, or $29,000,000 today.

 

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