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1787 DBLN New York-Style Brasher Doubloon, EB on Wing, MS65★ NGC. CAC. W-5840.
(PCGS# 487)
Auction 1326
| Lot: 3934 | Jan 24, 2021
Sold For:
$9,360,000.00
1861 $20 Paquet MS67 PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 8933)
Auction 1333
| Lot: 3471 | Aug 22, 2021
Sold For:
$7,200,000.00
1794 $1 B-1, BB-1, R.4, MS66+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 39972)
Auction 1333
| Lot: 3021 | Aug 22, 2021
Sold For:
$6,600,000.00
1870-S $3 SP50 -- 893 Engraved -- PCGS. Unique.
(PCGS# 7992)
Auction 1355
| Lot: 9013 | Jan 5, 2023
Sold For:
$5,520,000.00
1787 DBLN Brasher Doubloon, EB on Wing, W-5840, MS63 NGC. CAC.
(PCGS# 487)
Auction 1201
| Lot: 5100 | Jan 12, 2014
Sold For:
$4,582,500.00
1927-D $20 MS66 PCGS.
(PCGS# 9187)
Auction 1348
| Lot: 3417 | Aug 28, 2022
Sold For:
$4,440,000.00
China:
Republic Chang Tso-lin silver Specimen Pattern Dollar Year 16 (1927) SP63 PCGS,
Auction 3127
| Lot: 35084 | Dec 9, 2025
Sold For:
$4,320,000.00
1927-D $20 MS65+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 9187)
Auction 1380
| Lot: 4964 | Jan 19, 2025
Sold For:
$3,840,000.00
1873-CC 10C No Arrows MS65 PCGS.
(PCGS# 4661)
Auction 1356
| Lot: 3671 | Jan 12, 2023
Sold For:
$3,600,000.00
1795 $10 9 Leaves, BD-3, R.6, MS63+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 45714)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 3793 | Jan 13, 2022
Sold For:
$3,360,000.00
1870-S H10C MS64 PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 4397)
Auction 1356
| Lot: 3341 | Jan 11, 2023
Sold For:
$3,120,000.00
1798 $5 Small Eagle, BD-1, R.7, AU55 PCGS.
(PCGS# 507321)
Auction 1380
| Lot: 4353 | Jan 19, 2025
Sold For:
$3,000,000.00
1787 DBLN Brasher New York Style Doubloon. EB Punch on Breast. XF45 NGC.
Lots 30011 through 30017 represent what is almost certainly the ultimate collection of coins related to Ephraim Brasher, the New York city gold and silversmith. Included are two colonial copper coins produced by John Bailey and punchlinked to the Brasher Doubloons, two gold coins from Brazil that each have an EB counterstamp, the important 1742-dated Lima Style Brasher Doubloon, the famous 1787 New York Style Brasher Doubloon with EB punched on the eagle's wing, and the unique 1787 New York Style Brasher Doubloon with EB punched on the eagle's breast.
In the Garrett Collection sale, this coin was called "the single most important coin in American numismatics." Today, its status is no different. Any coin that is unique can be considered an important coin. The importance also depends on the coin's position in the numismatic world. A Colonial American gold coin, one of two varieties intended for actual circulation, maintains a higher position in American numismatics than another coin which might be part of a long series of coinage issues. In his day, B. Max Mehl was fond of comparing certain rarities to that "King of American Coins," the 1804 dollar. Today, we have other coins that can provide a comparison. Certainly, we feel this coin is the equal of the 1804 silver dollar in terms of importance. It seems far more important than the unique 1870-S three-dollar gold piece, or the 1870-S half dime, or other unique coins. Is it as important as the 1933 double eagle? In our opinion, it is. Is it worth as much, or will it sell for as much as that coin recently sold for? We certainly hope so. In fact, we whole-heartedly agree with Dave Bowers' comments regarding the offering of this coin in the Garrett Collection.
We feel that this coin is the single most important coin in American numismatics!
The Lilly-Smithsonian Brasher Half Doubloon
Lilly Specimen.
Unidentified no
(PCGS# 488)
Auction 360
| Lot: 30017 | Jan 15, 2005
Sold For:
$2,990,000.00
1787 DBLN Brasher New York Style Doubloon. EB Punch on Wing. AU55 NGC.
Lots 30011 through 30017 represent what is almost certainly the ultimate collection of coins related to Ephraim Brasher, the New York city gold and silversmith. Included are two colonial copper coins produced by John Bailey and punchlinked to the Brasher Doubloons, two gold coins from Brazil that each have an EB counterstamp, the important 1742-dated Lima Style Brasher Doubloon, the famous 1787 New York Style Brasher Doubloon with EB punched on the eagle's wing, and the unique 1787 New York Style Brasher Doubloon with EB punched on the eagle's breast.
Various theories have attempted to explain the purpose of the various Brasher Doubloons. Don Taxay suggested that they were struck from the dies intended for copper coinage, but that the gold version were intended as bribes for the New York State legislators who would favor Brasher and Bailey with a contract for the copper coinage. Taxay's comments probably came from Robert A. Vlack, in
Early American Coins
: "There is every reason to believe he [Brasher] contemplated expanding his profession to that of coinage as he filed a petition on February 11, 1787, with John Bailey, for the privilege of coining copper. It is reasonable to assume then, that these original dies were cut to serve more for a copper coinage for New York, than for a gold issue. This is supported by the fact that the dies were of the same size as that for the copper state coinage."
Another theory suggested that these coins were produced as souvenirs to visitors of Washington, who lived next door. The cataloger for RARCOA, in Auction '79, stated: "The logical conclusion, then, is that the coins were minted by Brasher to be sold as souvenirs. Brasher's shop was located at 1 Cherry Street (as listed in the 1787 New York Directory), directly next door to the 'first White House' where George Washington lived from his inauguration in April 1789 until February 1790. When important per
(PCGS# 487)
Auction 360
| Lot: 30016 | Jan 15, 2005
Sold For:
$2,415,000.00
1854-S $5 XF45 PCGS.
(PCGS# 8260)
Auction 1333
| Lot: 3433 | Aug 22, 2021
Sold For:
$2,400,000.00
South Africa:
Republic gold "9" Pond 1898 MS63 Prooflike NGC,
Auction 3121
| Lot: 31069 | Jan 13, 2025
Sold For:
$2,160,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$3,240,000 or more
Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot. 866.19 Ounces.
Auction 1341
| Lot: 4542 | Jan 14, 2022
Sold For:
$2,160,000.00
1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, MS62+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 45501)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 3780 | Jan 13, 2022
Sold For:
$2,160,000.00
China:
Republic Chang Tso-lin silver Pattern "Mukden Tiger" Dollar Year 17 (1928) MS62 NGC,
Auction 3095
| Lot: 34077 | Dec 13, 2021
Sold For:
$2,160,000.00
1927-D $20 MS65+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 9187)
Auction 1311
| Lot: 4046 | Jan 12, 2020
Sold For:
$2,160,000.00
1854-S $5 XF45 NGC.
(PCGS# 8260)
Auction 1278
| Lot: 5248 | Aug 16, 2018
Sold For:
$2,160,000.00
Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot. 649.15 ounces.
Auction 1383
| Lot: 3393 | May 4, 2025
Sold For:
$2,130,000.00
1795 $10 9 Leaves, BD-3, R.6, MS64 PCGS.
(PCGS# 45714)
Auction 1355
| Lot: 9058 | Jan 5, 2023
Sold For:
$2,100,000.00
1786 DBLN Brasher Lima Doubloon MS61 NGC. CAC. W-5820.
(PCGS# 491)
Auction 1326
| Lot: 3935 | Jan 24, 2021
Sold For:
$2,100,000.00
1927-D $20 MS66 NGC.
(PCGS# 9187)
Auction 1201
| Lot: 5597 | Jan 12, 2014
Sold For:
$1,997,500.00
1798 $5 Small Eagle, BD-1, R.7, AU53 PCGS.
(PCGS# 507321)
Auction 1363
| Lot: 9030 | Aug 10, 2023
Sold For:
$1,980,000.00
1927-D $20 MS67 PCGS.
As we previously indicated in the introductory section to the 1927-D double eagle, this issue is considered to be the rarest U.S. gold coin of the 20th century, and is the rarest coin of any denomination or metal from this century. As we also wrote, fewer than 12 pieces are known in all grades, and PCGS and NGC have certified a total of ten examples, some of which may be resubmissions. Auction appearances of this issue are few--only six or seven coins having been in major sales over the past 20 years. Three specimens are in the Smithsonian National Collection.
We present below some of the sales in which the '27-D has appeared in the recent past. Superior offered a Brilliant Uncirculated example in its February 1973 sale, which was described as frosty with minimal abrasions (lot 1041). Bowers and Ruddy, in its October 1982 Eliasberg sale, sold a Choice Brilliant Uncirculated piece (lot 1067). The Auction '84 sale included a Gem Uncirculated 65 coin offered by Paramount (lot 999), which was described as "Fully struck and lustrous with superb orange and greenish-gold toning. Identifiable by a small bagmark on the 9th ray (from left) and a faint hairline in the left obverse field by the end of Liberty's flowing hair." In October 1985, Stack's included a Choice Brilliant Uncirculated piece in its Primary Bartle Collection sale, where it was described as having "frosty luster" and being "sharply struck" with "light coppery toning" (lot 868). This same coin appeared in Superior's August 1992 sale as lot 686. The coin was readily identifiable by a comparison of photos from the two catalogs that revealed a light contact mark located on the middle of the fourth ray down beneath Liberty's left arm, and another on the ray just above the D mintmark. In our June 1995 sale, we offered an NGC-graded MS66 specimen, which we described as heavily frosted with rich, variegated orange-gold coloration (lot 6026). The Paramount example in Auction '84 reappeared as lot 115 in Dav
(PCGS# 9187)
Auction 392
| Lot: 6697 | Nov 3, 2005
Sold For:
$1,897,500.00
1794 50C O-101a, T-7, R.3, MS64+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 39201)
Auction 1356
| Lot: 3698 | Jan 12, 2023
Sold For:
$1,800,000.00
1796 50C 16 Stars, O-102, T-2, High R.5, MS66 PCGS. Amato-200.
(PCGS# 39262)
Auction 1356
| Lot: 3700 | Jan 12, 2023
Sold For:
$1,800,000.00
China:
Hsüan-t'ung Specimen Pattern "Large-Tailed Dragon" Dollar Year 3 (1911) SP64 PCGS,
Auction 3127
| Lot: 35029 | Dec 9, 2025
Sold For:
$1,740,000.00
1796 25C B-2, R.3, MS66 PCGS.
(PCGS# 38920)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 3755 | Jan 13, 2022
Sold For:
$1,740,000.00
1792 '$10' Washington Gold Eagle Pattern, Musante GW-31 (A), Unique, XF45★ NGC.
(PCGS# 716)
Auction 1278
| Lot: 5010 | Aug 16, 2018
Sold For:
$1,740,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$2,610,000 or more
1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS65 PCGS.
(PCGS# 7645)
Auction 454
| Lot: 3058 | Jan 12, 2008
Sold For:
$1,725,000.00
1920-S $10 MS67 PCGS.
This is an astonishingly beautiful and Superb example of this famous 20th century rarity. It is the h...
Auction 432
| Lot: 2134 | Mar 16, 2007
Sold For:
$1,725,000.00
1861 $20 Paquet MS61 PCGS.
(PCGS# 8933)
Auction 1208
| Lot: 5702 | Aug 9, 2014
Sold For:
$1,645,000.00
1870-CC $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1-A.
(PCGS# 8958)
Auction 1336
| Lot: 3699 | Nov 14, 2021
Sold For:
$1,620,000.00
1861 $20 Paquet MS61 PCGS.
Only three regular issue U.S. coins are unique. The 1870-S half dime, the 1873-CC No Arrows dime, and the 1870-S three dollar gold piece are each known by a single example. Next in line is the 1861 Paquet double eagle from the Philadelphia Mint. Once considered a pattern, this coin is clearly a regular issue double eagle. Some might consider the 1866 No Motto quarter and half dollar to be regular issue coins as well, although others consider these coins to be patterns. Others might point to individual die varieties of early U.S. coins that are unique, but among regular dates within the U.S. coinage series, just three issues are unique, and the 1861 Paquet twenty is next. This important rarity is absolutely necessary for a complete set of Liberty double eagles.
Just two examples are known. One of these is a Superb Gem and the other is lightly flawed, but both pieces represent one of the most important issues in the entire scope of U.S. numismatic history. Although a third example of the 1861 Paquet double eagle has been rumored, only two have been positively identified during the 145 years since they were struck.
The obverse is identical to the design created by James Longacre for the Liberty Head double eagle, which was introduced to regular issue coinage in 1850. In fact, the obverse die is from the same coinage hub that was introduced in 1859, a slight modification of the original hub. Anthony C. Paquet prepared a modified reverse design in 1860. The Paquet reverse is essentially a copy of the Longacre design, made from new letter punches that provide a taller and more compact appearance, leaving more space between words. The rays are closer to the lettering, providing more room for the oval of stars. The actual die field is slightly larger in diameter, with a narrower rim, and this was the downfall of Paquet's design. Further die differences will be discussed below, along with some fascinating comparisons between the various issues.
(PCGS# 8933)
Auction 414
| Lot: 5623 | Aug 14, 2006
Sold For:
$1,610,000.00
1921 $20 MS66 PCGS.
(PCGS# 9172)
Auction 1385
| Lot: 3533 | Aug 31, 2025
Sold For:
$1,560,000.00
1849-C G$1 Open Wreath MS62 PCGS. Winter 1.
(PCGS# 7506)
Auction 1380
| Lot: 4343 | Jan 19, 2025
Sold For:
$1,560,000.00
1797 50C O-101a, T-1, High R.4, MS65+ PCGS. CAC. Amato-400.
(PCGS# 39265)
Auction 1356
| Lot: 3701 | Jan 12, 2023
Sold For:
$1,560,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$2,028,000 or more
1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Silver, Newman 1-C, Breen-1091, Hodder 1-A.3, W-8450, R.8. XF40 NGC.
(PCGS# 793)
Auction 1216
| Lot: 5838 | Jan 12, 2015
Sold For:
$1,527,500.00
1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURRENCY, Silver, EG FECIT, Newman 3-D, Breen-1096, Hodder 3-B, W-8470, R.8. MS62 NGC.
(PCGS# 796)
Auction 1216
| Lot: 5842 | Jan 12, 2015
Sold For:
$1,527,500.00
1796 25C MS67+★ NGC. CAC. B-2, R.3.
(PCGS# 5310)
Auction 1190
| Lot: 33327 | Nov 15, 2013
Sold For:
$1,527,500.00
China:
Kiangnan. Kuang-hsü Specimen Pattern Dollar ND (1897) SP66 PCGS,
Auction 3127
| Lot: 35049 | Dec 9, 2025
Sold For:
$1,500,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$2,250,000 or more
1927-D $20 MS66 PCGS.
(PCGS# 9187)
Auction 1136
| Lot: 2331 | Jan 10, 2010
Sold For:
$1,495,000.00
1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURRENCY, Silver, EG FECIT MS63 NGC. Newman 3-D, W-8470, R.8.
(PCGS# 796)
Auction 1199
| Lot: 30423 | May 17, 2014
Sold For:
$1,410,000.00
1792 H10C Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4 as a Business Strike SP67 PCGS.
(PCGS# 11024)
Auction 1181
| Lot: 5570 | Jan 14, 2013
Sold For:
$1,410,000.00
1796 $2 1/2 Stars on Obverse, BD-3, High R.5, MS65 PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 45502)
Auction 1326
| Lot: 3039 | Jan 24, 2021
Sold For:
$1,380,000.00
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