Known as the Sheldon 1793 NC-1 chain cent, it is the most expensive penny in the world.  The chain links represent the original 15 states.

Designed and minted by Henry Voight, chain cents were the first regularly minted coins in US circulation.

Less than 2,000 exist, in several varieties.  The rarest of the rare is the NC-1 of which only four are known to exist.

Value: $275,000

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Forbes listed the world’s most expensive houses in the world. Here are the top 5:

1. $165 million. Beverly Hills, CA. This 75,000 sq. ft. villa was once owned by William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper tycoon. It’s on 6.5 acres. It has 40 bathrooms (gee that’s a lot of toilet paper). 29 bedrooms lets you sleep in a different room for a month. This home was featured in the Godfather. Make them an offer they can’t refuse and it’s yours.

2. $140 million. Romania. Vlad the Impaler’s digs, Bran Castle, was built in 1212. 17 bedrooms look over the countryside where the impaled ones once stuck out.

3. $138 million. Updown Court, Surrey, England. Bigger than Buckingham Palace with 103 bedrooms and 53 acres of gardens (that’s a lot of hedges to trim).

4. $135 million. Montana Hala Ranch in Aspen, CO. 56,000 sq. ft. Ho-hum.

5. $125 million. Palm Beach, FL. Owned by Donald Trump, he picked it up at a garage sale (bankruptcy) for a mere 41.25 million in 2004.

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