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Message:: [QUOTE="Conder101, post: 999107, member: 66"]Only one exists.  The PCGS pop report listed a second one but that turned out to be an error. There were two Half Unions made, but they were also two different designs so there was only one of each in gold.  BOTH of the gold specimens are in the Smithsonian but there are gilt copper specimens in private hands. As mentioned there are a LOT of coins that are tied for rarest at one known.  There are also some coins which we know were struck but which not a single specimen is known today. Then when it comes to most expensive you have a very good candidate witht e "SP-66" 1794 dollar. But in my opinion the record for rarest AND most expensive is STILL held by the Indian gold 1000 Mohur.  The problem is it has never actually SOLD at auction which makes it difficult to establish the value.  BUT the only reason it didn't sell was because it did not meet the reserve.  But it WAS bid to $8,000,000 which is more than the 1794 dollar sold for.  And if the owner had agreed to drop the reserve to the high bid, with the juice it would have sold for $9.2 million.  And this coin is also unique so it is tied for first there as well.  So tied for rarest and it is the most valuable.  So it fits BOTH criteria.[/QUOTE]