1787 Brasher Doubloon 'EB on Wing'
- Maker
- Ephraim Brasher (New York)
- Year
- 1787
- Rank
- 3 of 100
1787 Brasher Doubloon 'EB on Wing'
1787 Brasher Doubloon 'EB on Wing' by Ephraim Brasher (New York) (1787) is ranked 3 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $9,360,000 on 21 January 2021. The first gold coin struck for the United States and the most valuable U.S. gold coin sold at auction at the time; only ~7-9 known.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The first gold coin struck for the United States and the most valuable U.S. gold coin sold at auction at the time; only ~7-9 known.
Gold doubloon, New York style, EB counterstamp on wing, NGC MS65★ (Partrick specimen)
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $9,360,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 21 January 2021
Heritage Auctions, Donald G. Partrick Collection, Jan 2021. 'EB on Wing' New York-style Brasher Doubloon, NGC MS65★, realized $9,360,000 — record for any gold coin and any NGC-certified coin at the time.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08