A piece of American numismatic history changes hands ✨ This is the long-lost Earle–Atwater 1798 Small Eagle $5 Half Eagle—one of the great gold rarities struck at the First Philadelphia Mint. Only seven examples are known, with just five in private hands, and this is the only CAC-approved example of the issue. Once the most valuable coin in the world after making headlines in 1912, it resurfaced from the legendary James A. Stack, Sr. Collection and crossed the block again in dramatic fashion. Mo