Per the statement, the coin’s $2.52 million sale price set a new world record for an American coin made before the American Revolution. (The previous record holder sold for $646,250.) ...

A silver coin minted in colonial Boston in 1652 has sold for $351,912. The one shilling coin is one of just 40 of its kind known to survive today, the Associated Press (AP) reports.

This threepence coin made prior to the American Revolution sold for a seven-figure sum, after being discovered hidden in some furniture.