It’s golden! Coin sold for $7.4 mil.
By MARY FOSTER Associated Press December 12, 2011 8:34AM
In a photo provided by Blanchard and Company, Inc., a rare 1787 gold Brasher doubloon, which sold for $7.4 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin, is seen in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Blanchard and Co., the New Orleans-based coin and precious metals company that brokered the deal, said the doubloon was purchased by a Wall Street investment firm. (AP Photo/Chris Baudot, Blanchard and Company, Inc.,)
Article Extras
Updated: January 14, 2012 8:08AM
An exceedingly rare 1787 gold Brasher doubloon has been sold for $7.4 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin.
The doubloon was purchased by a Wall Street investment firm. Identities of the buyer and seller were not disclosed.
The Brasher doubloon is considered the first American-made gold coin denominated in dollars.
AP
Comments Click here to view or make a comment