A gold coin dating back to the 19 th century just set a brand new auction standard. Last week, an historic 1822 Half Eagle with a face value of $5 sold for $8.4 million at auction, according to ...

A historic 1822 Half Eagle, a gold coin with a face value of $5, sold for $8.4 million in Las Vegas on Thursday night, making it the most valued gold coin ever sold at auction, according to the ...

A $5 gold coin, the finest of the only three such specimens known to exist, is expected to fetch more than $5 million at a March auction, one million times its face value. Known as the 1822 half ...

A 19th century coin sold for $8.4 million Thursday at a Las Vegas auction, becoming the most valuable U.S. Mint gold coin ever auctioned. The 1822 half eagle, a $5 coin with only three copies in ...