The three treasures were offered from the collection of the renowned luxury shoe designer, fashion entrepreneur, and philanthropist Stuart Weitzman. This price also makes the Inverted Jenny Plate Block the second most valuable philatelic item at auction, after the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. The Inverted Jenny Plate Block, the most well-known and sought-after American stamp rarity eclipsed its own record for an American philatelic item bringing $4.9 million, and was acquired by noted American collector David Rubenstein. The sole-surviving example of the legendary British Guiana One-Cent Magenta achieved $8.3 million, retaining its place as the most famous and valuable stamp in the world. The sale marks the second time this 1933 Double Eagle coin set a world record as the most valuable coin, having sold at Sotheby’s New York in 2002 for $7.59 million in an auction conducted on behalf of the United States Government following a landmark legal settlement, which for the first and only time, authorized the private ownership of this 1933 Double Eagle alone. Again The Most Expensive Coin of the World: 1933 Double Eagleįollowing competitive bidding, the fabled and elusive 1933 Double Eagle Coin, achieved $18.9 million – nearly doubling the world record for a coin – after 3 ½ minutes with three bidders in the room and one on the telephone vying for the only example that may be legally owned by an individual. The three-lot live sale totaled $32,039,250. On 8 June 2021 morning in New York, Sotheby’s blockbuster sale Three Treasures – Collected by Stuart Weitzman shattered auction records for the world’s most valuable coin and American philatelic item during an unprecedented auction event.

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