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Struck in 1787, the gold "doubloons" by
Ephraim Brasher are among the rarest and most desirable of all
United States coins - in fact, a long-standing record is the
$725,000 realized by an example in 1979 (at the time, the highest
price ever achieved at public auction by a United
States coin).
Brasher was also responsible for a unique Half
Doubloon, he was involved with the New York "Excelsior"
Coppers, the Nova Eboracs, and his hallmark appears on a number of
foreign gold coins that circulated during his tenure in business.
The following is a complete roster of the seven
known "Doubloons" (click on any of the active links for complete
pedigrees):
The following six coins
all have the "EB" hallmark punched over the eagle's wing:
1. National
Numismatic Collection specimen (pictured above)
2. Yale
University specimen
3. Walter
Perschke specimen
4. The
Garrett Specimen
5. American
Numismatic Society specimen
6. The
Dupont specimen
The following coin has the "EB" hallmark punched over the
shield on the eagle's breast: 7. The
Garrett Specimen The "Half
Doubloon" of the same design type, but on a smaller planchet, is currently unique! 1.
National
Numismatic Collection specimen |
