$7.8m gold coin auction record for fabled Brasher dubloon

A 1787 New York-style Brasher doubloon, perhaps the most celebrated issue in US numismatics, has set a new auction record for a gold coin.

The finest of seven examples known, it was hammered down for $7.8m ($9.36m including premium) at a…

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