The 1787 Brasher Doubloon: From $505 to $7.395 Million , and Still Climbing

The 1787 Brasher Doubloon: From $505 to $7.395 Million , and Still Climbing

The 1787 Brasher Doubloon with Ephraim Brasher’s “EB” hallmark on the eagle’s breast stands among the most important coins in American numismatics. Auction catalogers have called it “the single most important coin in American numismatics,” and the description still fits. Heritage used that phrase in its 2005 offering of the coin, while PCGS identifies it as the unique breast-punch example among the seven known New York-style Brasher Doubloons. T…