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The 1787 doubloon he purchased for nearly $3 million is on display at Long Beach Expo.

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.