Rare nickel fetches $3.7 million at auction

Topdawg13 · Jan 9, 2010

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The coin sold Thursday, known as the Olsen-Hawn piece, is one of only five 1913 Liberty Head nickels known to exist. It was purchased by "a sophisticated East Coast collector," said Todd Imhof, executive vice president of Heritage Auction Galleries, which conducted the auction in Orlando.

The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Previous owners of the coin have included Egypt's King Farouk and Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss.

The coin was featured in a "Hawaii Five-O" episode that aired in 1973. Heritage Auction Galleries said the original coin was seen only in close-ups. For other scenes, the coin had a "stunt double."

Buss paid $200,000 for the coin in 1978, and it has changed hands several times since then, crossing the million-dollar mark in 2003, according to Antique Trader Blog.

Two of the five 1913 Liberty nickels are in museums. The three others are privately owned by collections.
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