The tiny, early American silver coin personally authorized by President George Washington 215 years ago, and purchased for a headline-generating record $1.5 million this past summer by a Sunnyvale educational foundation, will make its first Northern California public appearance.

The legendary Brasher doubloon, the first gold coin made for the young United States, will be publicly exhibited for the first time in Northern California during the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, March 31 – April 3, 2005, in the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway.