Imbue history and add pedigree to a 215-year-old near mint condition coin and it can do wonders for its value. How's $1.5 million?

Laguna Beach resident and coin collector Steven L. Contursi proudly showed former California Gov. Jerry Brown the finest known surviving examples of rare coins made for a 1915 exposition during a visit Friday, Sept. 15 to Long Beach.

A veteran rare coin dealer has returned to Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) thousands of cracked-out certification inserts – the informative labels placed inside encapsulation holders.