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2. Moby Dick Coin - Wikipedia

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   Moby Dick Coin Known in the numismatic world as a " Moby Dick Coin ", the Ecuadorian 8 Escudos doubloon , minted in Quito , Ecuador , between 1838 and 1843, is the one ounce of gold "sixteen dollar piece" Captain Ahab nails to the mast of the Pequod , promising it to the first man who "raises" Moby-Dick .

3. Doubloon - Wikipedia

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   The doubloon (from Spanish doblón, or "double", i.e. double escudo) was a two-escudo gold coin worth approximately four Spanish dollars or 32 reales, [1] and weighing 6.766 grams (0.218 troy ounce) of 22-karat gold (or 0.917 fine; hence 6.2 g fine gold).

4. Brasher Doubloon - Wikipedia

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   This record was broken by a Brasher Doubloon sold in January 2021 by Heritage Auctions for $9.36 million, a world record for a gold coin sold in a public auction. [ 8 ] The coin was the subject of Raymond Chandler 's Philip Marlowe 1942 mystery novel The High Window , [ 9 ] which was made into a film, Time to Kill , in 1942, [ 10 ] and The ...

5. Spanish dollar - Wikipedia

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   It continued to be minted to Spanish standards throughout the 19th century, with the peso at 27.07 grams (0.955 oz) of 0.9028 fine silver, and the escudo at 3.383 grams (0.1193 oz) of 0.875 fine gold. The Mexican peso or 8-real coin continued to be a popular international trading coin throughout the 19th century. [citation needed]

6. Spanish escudo - Wikipedia

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   Gold coins were issued in denominations of 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2, 4 and 8 escudos, with the 2 escudos coin known as the doubloon.Between 1809 and 1849, coins denominated as 80, 160 and 320 reales (de vellon) were issued, equivalent, in gold content and value, to the 2, 4 and 8 escudo coins.

7. List of most expensive coins - Wikipedia

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   List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...