Welcome to Douglas Winter Numismatics - America's leading expert in the field of rare gold coinage. Doug Winter has written over a dozen numismatic books including the standard references on the gold coins struck by the United States mints in Carson City, Charlotte, Dahlonega and New Orleans. He has also written three different books on the ultra-popular Liberty Head double eagles.
If you are interested in learning about or acquiring rare United States gold coins, you owe it to yourself to contact DWN for a free consultation about how to best achieve your personal goals.
Discover why thousands of collectors worldwide have found it makes sense to deal directly with the man who wrote the books.
Assembling a Collection of Early U.S. Gold Coins
June 8, 2009 - 2 Comments
For many collectors, the decision to focus on early United States gold coins is an easy one. These are some of the rarest, most historic and aesthetically appealing pieces ever produced by the United States mint. Once the decision has been reached to begin a collection of these coins, how do you start?
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Douglas Winter Numismatics To Sell the Tri Star Collection of Proof Gold Dollars
July 2, 2009 - 0 Comments
Douglas Winter Numismatics has been chosen to sell the Tri-Star Collection of Proof gold dollars. This collection, which was formed by one of the savviest collectors of gold coins in today’s numismatic market, includes a dozen very rare Type Three Proof gold dollars dated between 1856 and 1878.
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A User's Guide to the Inventory Pages on my Website
June 27, 2009 - 5 Comments
If you are new to coin collecting or you haven’t spent much time on my website (www.raregoldcoins.com) you might not understand some of the nomenclature that appears on the inventory pages. Let’s take a look at a typical listing and let me guide you through the information and the symbols that appear with each coin.
I’m going to choose a coin that is currently for sale in my inventory, an 1844-O eagle graded AU55 by NGC.
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