Sealed box of 5x 2020 silver proof sets at cost for sale. It sold in a private treaty transaction in early 2018 to an anonymous buyer. Be sure to download our mobile app to view and participate in our. The legendary brasher doubloon will lead a display of eight significant american rarities jan.
Brasher doubloon definition of brasher doubloon by. Usa brasher doubloon breast replica 1787 imitations. Brasher doubloon 1947 george montgomery nancy guild. The petition was denied when new york decided not to get into the business of minting copper coinage. The brasher doubloon 1947 the brasher doubloon 1947. There were 500 minted then and ive heard as many as 2,000 total as of 2018. It has been acknowledged as the most important and valuable coin in the world by such luminaries as henry chapman and q. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of. Marlowe tracks a rare colonial coin called the brasher doubloon, finds a corpse, clears an innocent suspect, andever the knight in tarnished armorrescues. The 1787 new york brasher doubloon is in a class of its own, and has been acknowledged as the most important and valuable coin in the world by such luminaries as henry. Find the editorial stock photo of florence bates nancy guild george montgomery, and more photos in the shutterstock collection of editorial photography. The film features george montgomery, nancy guild and conrad janis fred macmurray, victor mature, and dana andrews were all mentioned at different times as having been cast as philip marlowe in the film before the studio.
Watch the brasher doubloon full movie in hd visit mrs. John brahm, dorothy bennett, leonard praskins, robert bassler, george montgomery, conrad janis. Elizabeth bright murdock hires marlowe to find an old rare coin. I learned the other day that don had scored another bonanza in the rare coins business.
Monaco to sell brasher doubloon replicas to promote exhibit. The brasher doubloon is a rare american coin, privately minted in and after 1787. Brasher doubloon commemorative issue 1981, gold stamp. The mystery of the brasher doubloon mad hedge fund trader. Among the great rarities of american numismatics, the 1787 new york brasher doubloon is in a class of its own. It is a significant relic of american numismatics, relating to both the revolutionaryera economy and the practices of the u. Philip marlowe is hired when a rare doubloon is stolen, and he soon discovers that it is being used for blackmail purposes.
Historic brasher doubloon and new york coppers in pcgs. Morningstar, who confirms that someone tried to sell him a brasher doubloon. Philip marlowe is retained to recover a rare and valuable coin that turns out to be a medium of exchange for blackmail information and the key to the murde. The 1787 brasher doubloon is one of the most important and historic of all american coins, and this past week it made headlines when it.
The mint cabinetsmithsonian brasher doubloon has not been outside of. The brasher doubloon, which was featured in the plot of. It also has no copy mark and seems as if the coin was hand pounded. By obvious, i mean hes tough, hes loud, he comes on to the women in this case, woman, portrayed by nancy guild, a gene tierneyella raines type under contract to fox. The term doubloon from spanish dobln, meaning double refers to a sevengram 0. Type what you are looking for in the box bellow, hit search and download it from. The anonymous current owner of the brasher doubloon is described by pcgs as a west coast collector, and the owner of the new york copper coins is described as a new york dealer and collector.
The brasher doubloon which was featured in the plot of the. Elizabeth bright murdock hires marlowe to find an old rare coin, the brasher doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husbands collection. The brasher doubloon 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The coin has 2 sixpointed stars and in the back it has the word brasher printed at the bottom in small letters. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the brasher doubloon with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. George montgomery in a sober moment of the brasher doubloon. Marlowe tracks a rare colonial coin called the brasher doubloon, finds a corpse, clears an innocent suspect, andever the knight in tarnished armor rescues. Actually, the brasher doubloon is a lot more interesting for its talent lineup than its own substance. Rare doubloon wows collectors at national money show. Murdock insists that her sons wife has stolen the coin. Brasher doubloon copy to be sold at ana show numismatic. Cac brasher doubloon, americas first gold coin, sells for. The brasher doubloon with the punch on the breast was minted in 1787 by ephraim brasher, a silversmith and goldsmith in new york city, and it.
The brasher doubloon is a 1947 crime film noir directed by john brahm and based on the. The genuine brasher doubloon to be exhibited weighs 26. The brasher doubloon 1947 full movie download full hd. Featured in lot 493 of our august 2019 ana auction is a desirable electrotype copy of the legendary brasher doubloon and is sure to appeal to collectors of early american rarities.
Americas first gold coin, the 1787 brasher doublon, has been owned by an elite group of custodians the likes of the dupont family, yale university, colonel green, john work garrett, and virgil brand and own the finest known specimen of americas most famous numismatic treasure. Brasher doubloon definition is a gold coin of the weight of a doubloon struck in new york city in 1787. Doubloons were minted in spain, mexico, peru, and nueva granada. Be careful of what you download or face the consequences. The brasher doubloon known in the uk as the high window is a 1947 crime film noir directed by john brahm and based on the novel the high window by raymond chandler. The term was first used to describe the golden excelente either because of its value of two ducats or because of the double portrait of ferdinand and isabella. In 1787, ephraim brasher, a goldsmith and silversmith, submitted a petition to the state of new york to mint copper coins. Rare electrotype copy of brasher doubloon featured in.
The brasher doubloon from 1947 is a philip marlowe detective story, marlowe here played in an obvious fashion by george montgomery. George montgomery, nancy guild, conrad janis language. The legendary brasher doubloon 1947 turner classic movies. Director john brahm was a german born filmmaker who usually worked in bmovies.
Brasher doubloon copy to be sold at ana show posted on july 1, 2014 by nmn reproductions of a brasher doubloon will be struck and sold at the american numismatic associations worlds fair of money where the original will be on display aug. Does anyone know the population numbers for this gold novodel that was first issued at the 2014 ana chicago show. The 1787 brasher doubloon, the first gold coin specifically made for circulation in the united states, is now known from only seven examples. He scored backtoback alevel classics with the lodger 1944 and hangover square 1945, which shouldve elevated him to a higher level. Hello my dad got this brasher doubloon coin from an older woman.
Pronunciation of brasher with 1 audio pronunciation, 3 translations, 5 sentences and more for brasher. Rare electrotype copy of brasher doubloon featured in stacks. This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the yale university art gallerys complete or current knowledge about the object. Discussion in coin chat started by fool4gold, may 22, 2018. The brasher doubloon is a philip marlowe programmer with the famous detective out to find what appears to be a stolen coin. The wellpublicized minting of the puregold 17872014 brasher doubloon novodels at this years ana worlds fair of money in chicago was a stunning success. Indexing process is completely automated we do not check it.