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 four known examples of the 1879 Quintuple Stella/Metric Double Eagle gold coins will be publicly exhibited for the first time in Northern California during the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, July 21 - 24, 2005, in the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway.
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.
A group of investors paid almost $3 million in January for a 1787 gold Brasher Doubloon, believed to be the only one of its kind.
Two exhibition dates have been added to the tour of the unique 1787 Brasher doubloon with designer's punch mark on the eagle's breast.
A California coin dealer took advantage of a monetary reward to return 13,535 Professional Coin Grading Service certification inserts to PCGS, and donated the bounty to the American Numismatic Association.
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.
Two additional exhibits have been added to the cross-country tour of the unique 1787 Brasher doubloon with the "EB" countermark on the eagle's breast.
Touted as 'the single most important coin in American numismatics,' the Brasher Doubloon -- hand-struck in 1787-- is believed to be the first gold coin made in the United States.
