Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the year the coin was made. (NEXSTAR) – A rare 17th Century coin sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.52 million eight years after it ...

Object Details ruler Charles III Description The Mexican eight-real coin, known variously as a Spanish dollar, pillar dollar, or piece of eight, was the most widely used coin in the world by the time ...

Weighing just 1.1 grams, the value in silver was just $1.03 as of Monday’s market, but its rarity and rich history raised the price to a new record for any non-gold U.S. coin struck before the ...