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...
Coin Grading – A Basic Guide to Detecting Doctored Gold Coins
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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There is no getting around the fact that doctoring of rare United States gold coins is a...
The 36 Major US Gold Coin Types: A Collector’s Guide
US Gold Coins by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Between 1795 and 1933, a total of 36 major US gold coin types were...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How NOT to Assemble a Great Coin Collection
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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While looking through thousands and thousands of coins at a recent major coin show sale, I...
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...
When Is Deep Cameo or Ultra Cameo Proof Gold Worth a Premium?
Proof Gold Coins By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Having recently handled a considerable number of impressive Proof gold coins, I’ve been...
Expert Tips for Collectors – What Do Original Gold Coins Look Like?
1807 Bust Left $5.00 Graded AU55+ by PCGS
By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com ......
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Around four years ago, I wrote an article that discussed...
Classic US Gold Coins: What’s Hot and What’s Not – 2021 Edition
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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With a few exceptions, I’ve written a “hot/not” article at the end of the year for the...
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,...
So You’ve Decided to Collect US Gold Coins by Type…
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Many collectors of United States gold want to collect with a purpose and with a goal. However,...
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...
Why MS62 May Be the “Perfect” Grade for Early US Gold Coins
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner
I recently sold a really nice 1810 Large Date Large 5 half eagle graded MS62+ by...
Coin Question – How to Successfully Interact With a Coin Dealer
How to Ask a Coin Question by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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A day rarely passes without a non-collector calling me or emailing...
Condition Rarity vs. Absolute Rarity in Coin Collecting
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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In numismatics, there are essentially two types of coins.
There are coins that are condition rarities and there...
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...
How to Collect Dahlonega Gold Coins
Dahlonega gold coins by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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One of the real pleasures of collecting Dahlonega gold coins is the variety of...
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...
Coin Photography: A Photo is Worth 1,000 Words (Except When It’s Not Enough)
A revisited guest blog on Coin Photography from Jenna Van Valen, photographer at DWN.
We’ve all heard the numismatic mantra, “Buy the coin, not the...
Five Brief Takes: Civil War Gold
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Welcome to the second installment of this new feature (the first one can be found here). My...
One of the Coolest US Gold Coin Hoards You’ve Never Heard of
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Starting around May 2018, one of the most amazing hoards of United States gold coins I...
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...
The Curious Case of the 1855-C Gold Dollar
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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I can’t think of a single branch mint gold coin that has performed as poorly from a...
Coin Collecting Strategies: 7 Ways to Improve Your Coin Collection
Ways to Improve Your Coin Collection by Doug Winter - RareGoldcoins.com
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Someone recently asked me a question that I thought was interesting...
How To Succesfully Negotiate a Coin Trade With Your Coin Dealer
By Doug Winter - RareGoldcoins.com
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You see a $25,000 coin in a dealer’s inventory and you really want it. The problem is...
So You’ve Decided to Collect Classic Head Half Eagle Gold Coins…
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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As a companion piece to the Sunnyvale Collection of Classic Head half eagles that they offered for...
14 Undervalued Classic Gold Coins From the Philadelphia Mint
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......
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Liberty Head gold coins from the Philadelphia Mint were struck from 1838 through 1908 in six different...