A coin was sold for a lot of money!

This rare gold coin sold for millions of dollars. (Heritage Auctions via AP)
The other side of the doubloon made in 1787 (Heritage Auctions via AP)
We use these coins today. Do any of them look like the doubloon? (123RF)
This Spanish doubloon was made in 1798. (Public Domain)
This Italian coin was made in 1626. (National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History)

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This old coin is called a doubloon (dub-loon). It is pure gold. It is 234 years old.

Only seven of these coins are known to exist. Someone bought it. For nine million dollars!

Read More: Heritage Auctions in Texas sold this gold coin. Ephraim Brasher (BRAY-zher) made the coin before there was a United States. Colonies made their own coins back then. Mr. Brasher’s doubloons are about the size of Spanish coins that Colonial people also used for money. Look at the pictures on the coin. Do you see anything like them on our money today? Psalm 119:72 reminds us that the law of God is better for us than thousands of gold and silver pieces.