U.S. Rare Coin Auctions Market Set Record in 2014, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild

Dec 29, 2014

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Sold for nearly $4.6 million, this 1787-dated gold Brasher Doubloon was one of a dozen United States coins that crossed the million dollar mark at auctions in 2014, another record year for the estimated $5 billion U.S. rare coin market, according to the Professional Numismatists Guild. (Photo credit: Heritage Auctions.)

From a million dollars paid for an early American penny to $4.5 million paid for the first gold coin struck for the young United States, the market for high-quality, historic U.S. rare coins set an…

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