A rare coin has fetched a high price at auction. The amount paid was $1,250,500. This coin is more than 130 years old and has a distinctive appearance. Its value is largely due to how rarely it is found.

The coin was bought by a collector at a much lower price nearly seven decades ago. At that time, the collector was just 19 years old.

Further details about this rare coin and its history are available, including the circumstances of its original minting and the career of the collector who first purchased it.