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  2. 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 ...

  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. 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.

  5. These 11 Rare Coins Sold for Over $1 Million

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    Original Face Value: $20. Record Sale: $3,600,000. For You: 10 Rare Coins Expected To Soar in Value in the Next Five Years. 1913 Liberty Head Nickel (Proof) Material Composition: Nickel (25% ...

  6. 11 of the World’s Most Valuable Coins - AOL

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    The 1787 Brasher Doubloon. ... oversized coin weighs 220 pounds and holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the world’s largest gold coin. Only six were made, with one selling for € ...

  7. 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]

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