Steven Contursi made headlines last year when he sold a rare coin for a record-breaking $7.85 million, and the Laguna Beach resident has again broken the $7 million mark.

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.

A 1943-S bronze Lincoln cent. Laguna Beach resident Steve Contursi sold a rare coin he bought recently for more than $100,000 to a very happy collector on the East Coast.

A 1943-S bronze Lincoln cent. What does $72,500 get you these days? If coin collecting is your thing, it gets you a penny.