Brasher Doubloons are beautiful gold coins. The 1787 $15 Brasher, Wing Punch (Regular Strike) was struck in Philadelphia. According to David Hall from PCGS, there are just 6 known Brasher Doublons with the EB Stamped on the eagle’s right wing.
The thing is not all coins have the same state. As a matter of fact, only 2 of them are very nice state specimens. For your information, the Garret piece is the finest one. It reached a whopping $725,000 in 1979 and $2,415,000 in 2005.
When was this gold coin sold for over 9 million dollars at an auction?
PCGS claims that it was sold at a record price of $9,360,000 in 2021. So, it was just a few years ago. In this case, Heritage Auctions was also in charge of the auction.
No doubt it is a classic rarity. For example, the 1787 New York Brasher doubloon was regarded as “the most important and valuable coin in the world”. Those words came from experts like Henry Chapman and Q. David Bowers.
Apparently, Brasher was also responsible for a unique Half Doubloon. As you can see, there are many things to pay attention to when it comes to the design and characteristics.
Brasher Doubloons – Coin Description
The obversed, also known as heads, shows the sun goes up. The sunrise is over 3 mountains and if you look down, you can see the ocean as well. Now, let’s move on to the legend it has.
As you may have noticed, the language it is written is not English. Actually, it is Latin and it says “NOVA EBORACA COLUMBIA EXCELSIOR“, which means New York in America.
The last word to translate is excelsior, which means upward. Finally, let’s see the reverse. It depicts a heraldic eagle and it bears the motto “UNUM E PLURIBUS”.