Steve Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers, paid $2.76 million Friday for a 1907 gold coin that experts have called the most beautiful in U.S. currency.
The Edward C. Rochette Money Museum collection now contains a 1792 Half Disme, thanks to the generosity of a California coin dealer.
Historically significant coin valued at more than $220,000.
Rare Coin Wholesalers, of Dana Point, Calif., is offering a free year of membership for all new members of the American Numismatic Association. Aimed to increase ANA membership, Rare Coin Wholesalers will pay the second year of dues when new members apply for a oneyear membership.
The rare coin market is poised for a climb, Steven L. Contursi indicated as he made nearly $1.6 million of the total $5.3 million winning bids in an Oct. 29 auction in Las Vegas, Nev., by Bowers and Merena Galleries.