Rare coin fetches over £2.3 million in auction ~ Liberty Head Nickel
 

Rare coin fetches over £2.3 million in auction

Fri Jan 8, 2:15 pm ET

MIAMI (Reuters) – A rare 1913 U.S. coin once owned by an Egyptian king and later featured in a famous U.S. TV detective series was sold for more than $3.7 million (2.3 million pounds) in a public auction in Florida, the auctioneers said on Friday.

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