$7 million coin

[Shelley Hanson]

The 1933 Double Eagle, a U.S. gold coin, has been auctioned for $7,590,020.
(I like the twenty dollars added -- not just $7,590,000.) It is the only
legal gold dollar from 1933, other than the two that are on display in the
Smithsonian Institution.

Here is the link for a good story on it:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/3132154.html

This is very reminiscent of Scrooge cornering the market on a U.S. quarter.
However, in this case, there was someone other than Scrooge who was wealthy
enough to purchase it!