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I don't have the Brasher in my Colonial type set and probably never will I suspect :) The closest I ever got to it was about 1 foot away at the Los Angeles ANA show. He was behind bullet proof 2" plexi-glass with numerous armed guards nearby. swcoin.ecrater.com
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A beautiful coin! Never heard of Brasher before, now I've got some research to do...
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$7,4 million? My word! That is close to the $7,5 million record set by the 1933 double eagle. Second most expensive I have ever heard about. But perhaps I have missed something - anyone else heard of even higher prices?
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Thanks Dave! Looks to be very interesting.
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@Litotes-I believe the 1933 DE was at $7.59 million was the most expensive coin to ever be sold.
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@Litotes-I believe the 1933 DE was at $7.59 million was the most expensive coin to ever be sold. 1933 double eagle sold for 6.6 million, 7.59 million with juice. The Brasher sold for 7.4 million, no juice. The record for an actual sale is the Carter specimen of the 1794 dollar, 7.85 million no juice. The record for the highest bid was 8 million for a 1000 Mohur gold coin. There was no sale because the reserve was 10 million. If the seller had decided to go ahead and take the bid it would have been 9.5 million with the juice. |
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How much does your net worth have to be to be able to afford a 7 million dollar coin?
And even on a smaller scale, how much would you have to have in the bank to say "I'm going to buy a $10k-$100k-$1M coin?"
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Here was the Brasher and myself a couple years ago at the ANA show in L.A. Notice the $15 dollar designation...   swcoin.ecrater.com
Edited by vermontensium
12/14/2011 5:12 pm
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That is one fabulous coin.
I remember a number of years ago a Metal Detectorist here in the states found A British Gold Coin from the 1700's that had Brashers EB stamp on it.
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Awesome coin and great history to it!
Anyone know by any chance why it's called or designated a "doubloon" ?
Doubloons weighed 6.7668 grams were 0.8750 gold with a 0.1904oz AGW.
The brasher on the other hand is a whopping 26.6 grams and .917 gold which is way larger than a the traditional doubloon.
Just wondering.
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