Not long ago I did the Top 10 paid out posts in Steem History that was quite interesting.
Did you know the #1 post was for 46,973.86?
This post will showcase the top 10 comments ranked by payout value.
#1 - $2,982.97
#2 - $2,590.02
#3 - $2,585.51
#4 - $2,383.24
#5 - $2,179.57
#6 - $2,088.52
#7 - $1,96.54
#8 - $1,888.10
#9 - $1,825.99
#10 - $1,741.64
Conclusion
Not on this list is 
I find it interesting the #1 comment in this list is for a user who is now (-15), not that rep has any meaning here. It's fascinating to look back at posts, comments, and users from the beginning of Steem to see how things have changed.
The last comment for $1,741.64 with only the Steem logo looks bad out of context but is the post where they were deciding on the Steem token logo which 
It's interesting looking back at these "historic moments" in Steem. Things were different back then, and good ideas and actions got handsomely rewarded, in many cases insanely well.
I don't think you will ever see post and comment values like this anymore, we live in a different era than back then.
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