The legendary King of Siam Proof set was acquired Nov. 1 in a cash deal by Steven L. Contursi, president of Rare Coin Wholesalers of Dana Point, Calif., for a record $8.5 million.

It’s the stuff of legend, and now the fabled King of Siam proof set has been sold for a record price of $8.5 million.

Steven L. Contursi dropped the $8.5 million check onto the counter Tuesday before handing it over - just to make sure it wouldn't bounce.

The King of Siam set has traveled from the hands of royalty to the descendants of a British governess to the world of rare-coin collecting.

The Brasher Doubloon, a gold coin insured for $6 million, will be publically displayed at the New York Invitational Coin Show, June 30 and July 1.

Made in Manhattan in 1787 by George Washington's neighbor and insured today for $6 million, the legendary Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin made in the United States, will return to New York City for the first time in more than a century.

One of the finest known 1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles, graded PCGS MS-66, changed hands for $1.65 million in a private treaty transaction during the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, June 2 – 4, 2005.

A gold coin insured for $6 million was the star of Saturday's big coin show at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

The first U.S. gold coin, hand-struck in 1787 by a goldsmith who was George Washington's neighbor and called the single most important coin in American numismatics, was purchased for $2.9 million last month by Steven L. Contursi, a rare coin broker from Laguna Beach.

New York Style doubloons top $2 million each.