A coin can help to decide the outcome of every NFL game. Whether it is a Super Bowl or the fourth game of the season, the pre-game coin toss allows the winning to decide if they want to be on the offense or defense first and that decision effects the second-half of the game too. It’s a big deal and people even make bets in Las Vegas and online about whether a coin toss will be heads or tails. And guess what — those Super Bowl coins used for the pre-game coin toss are worth big bucks!

The 2022 Super Bowl LVI Game Used Flip Coin has just sold. With recent sales of other game used flip coins including other Super Bowl used ones, collectors can understand just how special this sale was for modern NFL collectible game used items. The 2022 AFC and NFC official flips coins were also sold on the NFL website in similar fashion. The games were over with weeks ago the true fans are still competing for who owned a piece from those game. The symbolism of the event is something that has been monetized for generations.

Collectors Dashboard evaluates collectibles as an alternative asset class. The same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds is being used to buy high-end collectibles. True sports collectors and hobbyists have a passion to own certain cards or memorabilia for quite a long time. The investor class in collectibles is solely buying an asset to sell at a later date for a profit. This keeps collectors and investors in a constant battle for who can win in auctions.

NFL Game Used Rams vs Bengals 2/13/22 SBLVI Flip Coin sold for $22,100.00 on March 7, 2022 and that was after 120 bids.

This is a unique item, but other key Super Bowl, Championship and other pre-game used flip coins have seen big prices too. Collectors Dashboard has gathered all the recent sales of other flip coins on the Official NFL website and collectors can see how impressive this most recent flip coin auction was. The list includes the most recent NFC and AFC game used flip coins.

According to the Professional Football Hall of Fame, the pre-game coin toss has been a part of professional football since its start in 1892. Not many changes have happened since that time:

• 1892-1920 — Captains of each team handled the coin toss themselves.
• 1921 — The referee performed the toss.
• 1946 — Note was added to the rule that stipulated that the toss was to be made prior to either team leaving the field after their pre-game warm up.
• 1947 — Coin toss was moved to 30 minutes before the start of the game.
• 1976 — Coin toss was changed from 30 minutes to three minutes before kickoff.
• 1998 — While the wording in the rulebook remained the same, the procedure was modified to have the visiting captain call the toss before the referee tosses the coin instead of when the coin is in the air. Also, the back judge and field judge will stand by the captains throughout the coin toss ceremony to make sure there is no confusion over the call.

Commemorative flip coins are very popular and official reproductions are sold by the NFL. Collectors will read terms like silver plated and Collectors Dashboard has warned of buying these style coins in the past if buying for the silver (or gold) value. However, it is possible to find the actual coin flipped before an NFL game. These types of coins do carry value – a lot!

The NFL website auctions off the original game used coins. Here are some past official game-used flip coins that have sold:

NFL Game Used Flip Coin Cardinals at Chiefs 11/11/18 was sold on November 23, 2018 for $430.00 after 13 bids. The coin was immediately available for bidding on the same day of the game and presumably immediately after fulfilling its intended function.

NFL Lions Game Used Flip Coin [Game Not Specified] was sold on December 27, 2019 for $410.00 after 19 bids. The coin had PSA/DNA certification of authenticity.

And perhaps you saw where the interest was leading to…

AFC Championship Game Used Flip Coin — Chiefs vs Bengals 1-30-22 had a bid of $1,340.00 after 8 bids on February 7 and sold for $3,000.00 after 16 bids on February 14, 2022.

NFC Championship Game Used Flip Coin – Rams vs 49ers 1.30.22 had a bid of $650.00 after 9 bids on February 7 and sold for $3,700.00 after 53 bids on February 23, 2022.

Super Bowl 49 Game Used Football Patriots Offense/Seahawks Defense had a current bid of $2,740.00 after 28 bids on February 7 and sold for $18,530.00 after 149 bids on February 14, 2022.

Kickoff 2021 Game Used Flip Coin 9/9/21 Cowboys at Buccaneers that sold for $1,510.00 on September 27, 2021 after 47 bids. Numismatically the coin is a 2016 Walking Liberty 1oz silver dollar which usually sells for based on the current price of silver. Silver was not trading for $1,510.00 an ounce on September 27, 2021.

Super Bowl 53 Game Used Flip Coin 2/3/19 (New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams) sold for $6,650.00 after 146 bids on February 21, 2019. Andrew Young, John Lewis and Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr participated in the opening coin toss of the Super Bowl.

While the future of flipping a coin at the start of an NFL game seems very secure, collectors should be wary of any coin described as a flip coin but not officially used. Documentation or authentication is very important. Imagine all the NFL games played where it was just another coin that went back into circulation afterwards?

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