World's most valuable coin of $10m on display in London

The 'Amon Carter' Flowing Hair Silver Dollar - officially the world's most valuable coin valued at $10 million – has been brought to London and put on free public display in the UK, for the first time ever, at La Galleria, Pall Mall, from 18 – 20 March 2016.

 The coin was bought three years ago by a private collector for $10m (£6.9m). It is dated 1794 and is thought to have been handled by George Washington himself. The coin was evaluated by the Professional Coin Grading Service in the US.

It was judged to be 66 on a scale of one to 70, which is considered to be mint condition. and is the highest quality 1794 dollar known to exist. The Amon Carter 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, one of the most highly regarded coins in the coin-collecting world is thought to be the first dollar ever struck, representing the very beginning of what has become the world's biggest and most important currency.

James Deeny, managing director at the London Mint Office said: "We think it was the first or among the first dollars struck because of the quality of the definition of the coin."

 The first visitors to the exhibition on each day will receive a limited edition book on the history of the U.S. dollar, "A Superpower is Born: The Rise of the Dollar". The London Mint Office is giving away up to 100,000 scale replicas of the Flowing Hair Silver Dollar to the UK public FOR FREE (1 per household).

VENUE: La Galleria, 5b Pall Mall, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, London SW1Y 4UY. DATES: Friday 18th March - Sunday 20th March 2016. TIMES: Friday and Saturday: 10am – 5pm. Sunday: 9am - 12pm.