Doug Winter

By Doug Winter - Douglas Winter Numismatics ......   I’ve written a lot about the 19th century gold coinage from the San Francisco mint, but it’s...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ................. In all of my years of being a professional numismatist, I have met few collectors who “get...

By Doug Winter– RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   In the last decade, we have seen a number of Next Big Things in the rare date gold...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   I had a personal investment in the recent sale of Dr. Steven Duckor’s gold dollar collection at...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   Without fail, the annual ANA convention brings out many great coins. Some of these are old friends;...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ……….   At the recent 2015 ANA convention, I was able to purchase a number of really exciting choice...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   Having just sold a glorious pair of high-grade No Motto New Orleans eagles, I thought it would...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   For better or worse, the current market has come to heavily rely on auction prices to determine...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   A “standalone” coin is one that, literally, stands alone; be it as a first-year issue, a one...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   Earlier this fall I wrote the first part of this article, which discussed the No Motto eagles...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com   CoinWeek Content Partner ......   On the front page of my website (www.raregoldcoins.com) you will see the tagline "Coins with Character". This...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   Even if you are an ultra-specialized collector of U.S. gold coins--let’s say with an emphasis on Type...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   As is tradition at DWN, at the end of every year we summarize our experiences buying and...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   If you collect certain series of silver coins (Hello Seated... Yo, Barber...) you have no doubt noticed...

1861-C $5.00 PCGS AU55 CAC   By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ......   CoinWeek Content Partner   When I first became interested in Southern branch mint US gold coinage, the...

It takes a village to put on a first-class coin show. Thanks to the support of 14 dedicated sponsors, the American Numismatic Association's (ANA)...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ..........   A Rarity Study of Civil War $10 US Gold Coins This is the first of potentially many articles...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner .......   The 1838-C and 1838-D half eagle US Gold Coins are famous issues for similar reasons: they are...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   I had an interesting conversation with a collector earlier this week about coin collecting strategies, a subject with...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   A total of 17 half eagles were produced at the New Orleans mint between 1840 and 1909....

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com ......   I was just informed that my old friend Gary Carlson passed away and I wanted to share some thoughts and...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   For new collectors of vintage United States gold coins, one of the most puzzling questions to ask...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com ......   Of the three denominations of gold coins struck at the Carson City Mint, perhaps the most popular to collect...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   Many collectors of 19th-century rare date U.S. gold coins (finally) appreciated with natural color and choice surfaces....

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   The powers that be at PCGS and NGC have never sat down and said “let’s deliberately ruin...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   I have written previous articles about CAC population figures. To me, CAC populations help to quantify quality....

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   The completion of any set of classic United States gold coinage is an important feat. When the...

Many organizations and individuals play a part in ensuring the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) World’s Fair of Money retains a strong educational focus. Thanks...

Our sixth episode of CoinWeek's Cool Coins! for 2016 includes over four million dollars' worth of amazing numismatic items. We stop by our friends at Atlas...

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ......   In the recent Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA Sale, I was fortunate to purchase an amazing 1860 double...