Steve Contursi, who along with Donald Kagin purchased the unique 1787 Brasher doubloon with "EB" countermark on the breast for $2.99 million in January, has announced that the coin will be displayed at several shows across the country.
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.
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.
New York Style doubloons top $2 million each.
Rare gold brought strong prices at a Jan. 9 auction by Bowers and Merena, a division of Spectrum Numismatic Auctions.
The first gold coin made in the U-S may be truly priceless, but it was recently bought for millions.
O.C. man pays $3 million for first U.S. gold coin.
For America's first silver dollar, the buck stops here: Colorado Springs, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri; and San Francisco, California.
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.
Emphasizing confidence in the current numismatic market, Rare Coin Wholesalers of Dana Point, California (www.rcw1.com) made nearly $1.6 million of the winning bids, virtually 30 percent of the total, in the $5.3 million Bowers and Merena Auction sale in Las Vegas, October 29.
