The 1787 Brasher Doubloon was the first gold coin struck ... at 26.6 grams and is composed of 89 percent gold, 6 percent silver, 3 percent copper, and 2 percent of various elements.

The auction record for a single coin was set in 2013, when a 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar sold for $10 million. The Brasher Doubloon will probably become the first $100 million coin someday ...

In the 1980s, the mint started turning out gold and silver coins designed for commodity traders and investors. But the Brasher doubloon falls into the rarefied strata of collecting where big ...

The doubloon was created in 1787 by silver and goldsmith Ephraim Brasher, whose clients included his neighbor, George Washington. Just seven 1787 Brasher doubloons are known to exist. Chicago coin ...

It dates to Colonial America and the dawning of the new federal government, when Spanish gold doubloons circulated alongside other foreign gold and silver as part of New World commerce.

Over time, coins can become rare collectibles that are sold for thousands, if not millions, of dollars. That's because the U.S. has been minting coins since 1793. Up until the 20th century, many ...

A poster for John Brahm's 1947 film noir 'The Brasher Doubloon' Credit: Silver Screen Collection/MoviePix Excelsior remains the state motto to this day. Brasher lived at 3 Cherry Street and ...

He made items from gold and silver but was also an assayer who examined ... Genuine Brasher-designed 1787 doubloons should be made from gold and weigh somewhere between 406.8 and 411.5 grains ...

This meant that the Roman soldier was being paid in silver coins that were potentially up to 250 years old. The modern equivalent is to pay a U.S. Marine today with Spanish doubloons. Modern money ...