1787 Brasher Doubloon, first U.S. gold coin, could fetch $15 million

By Josh Friedman, Bloomberg
One of the world’s most coveted coins is coming to the market.
The Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin struck in the U.S., is being offered privately at a $15 million asking price, according to numismatic adviser Jeff Sherid. His firm, Los Angeles-based PCAG Inc., is marketing the coin on behalf of a collector he would only identify as a former Wall Street executive.
The doubloon is dated 1787 — 11 years after the Declaration of Independence was sig