US Gold Coins – What Are Coins With Character?
By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com
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On the front page of my website (www.raregoldcoins.com) you will see the tagline "Coins with Character". This...
The Million-Dollar Liberty Head Eagle
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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It’s likely that Heritage’s recent sale of a PCGS AU53 1875 Liberty Head eagle will go largely...
Six Gold Coins From the Bass Collection I Liked: An Analysis
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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On September 29, 2022, the first part of four sales featuring the Harry Bass Core Collection was...
Five Things I Learned About the “New” Dahlonega Gold Market From the 2022 Sykes...
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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On August 25, 2022, Stack's Bowers sold a comprehensive specialized set of Dahlonega gold. It was a...
The Three Levels of Coin Rarity: The Appearance, Eye Appeal, and Registry
By Doug Winter - RareGoldcoins.com ......
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If you’ve been around the coin market for a while, you know that there are many...
My 12 Favorite Gold Coins in the Bender Part I Heritage Auction
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Tom Bender is a good client of mine as well as a friend, and it was with...
A Neat Knick-Knack – Counterfeit 1842 Dahlonega Gold Half Eagle
Counterfeit Dahlonega Gold by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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As you become a more passionate collector, “oddball” items become more appealing. I refer...
The Full Date 1855-D Gold Dollar
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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As part of the Auraria Collection of Dahlonega gold coinage, I recently had the pleasure of selling...
The Impact of the Fairmont Hoard on San Francisco Gold, Part One: Half Eagles
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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In my many years of specializing in rare United States gold coins, beginning in 2018, nothing has...
What Was Lacking From Fairmont/Hendricks: Missing Pieces of the Puzzle
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Part One: Half Eagles
The April 2022 Stack’s Bowers sale of the Fairmont/”Hendricks” set of Liberty Head half...
Five Collecting Trends for the 2022 Rare Date Gold Coin Market
By Doug Winter for PCGS ......
The coin market has been evolving quickly over the past 24 months. Here are five collecting trends that I...
New Dated Gold Coin Market Thanks to Fairmont/Hendricks Collection
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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The April 2022 Stack’s Bowers sale of the Fairmont/”Hendricks” coins likely has forever changed the rare date...
Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coins: A Guide for Collectors
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Liberty Head half eagles were produced from 1839 until they were discontinued in 1908. This long-lived series...
The Huberman Collection of Three Dollar Gold Pieces
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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The Huberman Collection of Three Dollar Gold was the epitome of a fresh deal. Formed over a...
A Coin That Personifies the New Rare Gold Market
By Doug Winter for PCGS ......
Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold at auction a U.S. gold coin that I think really sums up the new,...
What Gives a Coin the “Wow” Factor?
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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At shows or while viewing auctions, I look at a lot of coins. Most leave no impression,...
Behind the Curtain at Douglas Winter Numismatics: March 2022
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Many of the ultra-rare coins we sell never make it onto the DWN website. Every now and...
Classic US Gold Coin Profile – The 1795 Small Eagle Half Eagle
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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I’m not sure the 1795 Small Eagle half eagle is my favorite American gold coin, but it...
How to Collect Classic US Gold Coins in a Bull Market
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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If you are like most circa 2022 coin collectors, you’ve never experienced a true bull market.
You may...
Five Collecting Trends I See in the 2022 Rare Date Gold Coin Market
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Here are five collecting trends that I see making a big impact in the rare date gold...
Overall and Comparative Rarity Analysis of Dahlonega Gold Coinage
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Using the revised population estimates in the third edition of my book, it is possible to make...
What Was Hot and What Was Not: The 2021 Rare Date Gold Coin Market
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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As recently as 2019, when I wrote my annual State of the Dated Gold Marker report, it...
Coin Experts: Overall Rarity Versus Grade Rarity
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Even the most available pre-1933 United States gold coin has some degree of “rarity”. A coin like...
Availability of CAC New Orleans Double Eagles in MS62 and Higher
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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In my experience, any double eagle from New Orleans is very rare in properly graded MS62 and...
A Pricing Anomaly on 1844-O $10 Gold Half Eagles
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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I was recently offered a very common but very saleable New Orleans half eagle that should have...
Why I Buy What I Buy, or “Why Did You Pass On My Coin?”
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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I was recently offered a coin by a dealer who I’m trying to cultivate as a potential...
The Numismatic Versus: Comparing Coin Collecting Methods
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Cats versus dogs. Coke versus Pepsi. Good versus evil. You get my point: two camps competing for...
A Coin That Personifies the “New Rare Gold Market”
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Stack’s Bowers recently sold at auction a United States gold coin that I think really sums up...
10 Ways to Become a Better Coin Collector
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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As a dealer who works with collectors who range in experience from total beginners to full-on experts,...
San Francisco Double Eagles: A Date by Date Analysis Part One
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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I originally published this article in June 2010, and since it's been a long time since I've...