The famous Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin made in the United States that was hand-struck in 1787 by George Washington's New York City neighbor and is now owned by a Laguna Beach resident, will be a featured exhibit at the World's Fair of Money® in Los Angeles, Aug. 5 to 9.

The famous Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin made in the United States that was hand-struck in 1787 by George Washington's New York City neighbor and is now owned by a Laguna Beach resident, will be a featured exhibit at the World's Fair of Money® in Los Angeles, Aug. 5 to 9.

Rare gold brought strong prices at a Jan. 9 auction by Bowers and Merena, a division of Spectrum Numismatic Auctions.