[Lee Stewart]

The finest example out of seven known 1787 New York-Style Brasher Doubloons, this gold coin hit the headlines in January this year when it sold for a huge $9.36 million at Heritage Auctions in Texas. Discovered in 1848, this particular coin caused a storm as it has only been publicly sold twice since its first discovery, and both times reached record prices. The most recent of these record-breaking sales was in 1979 when it went for $725,000, holding the record of the world's most valuable coin for a decade. While its 2021 sale breaks its streak of records, it certainly comes close to the top spot.