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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:40 - 0 Comments

Tips on Selling Your Coins Via Dealer Consignment

Many retail dealers, myself included, welcome consignments from collectors. It’s a great way to increase the size of a dealer’s inventory without laying out cash and it is often an excellent source for dealers to place useful, fresh attractive coins to new or existing clients. As a potential consignor, what are some of the questions you should be asking a dealer and what are some of the expectations you should have? 1.   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Monday, August 30, 2010 9:37 - 4 Comments

Set Premiums: Fact or Fiction?

One of the things that new collectors are often told is that if they build a set, the collective value of the coins will be greater than the individual value when it is time to sell. Is this correct or is it just clever marketing hype? I believe that the answer to this question is yes, no and maybe.   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 14:07 - 5 Comments

What Makes Certain Coins Popular–and Others Unpopular?

I often make buying decisions based on a coin’s popularity. As an example, I will buy a coin like an 1839-O quarter eagle for stock because it is popular and I know it will sell. But I might pass on a rarer coin like an 1862-S quarter eagle because it is not a popular issue and it will be a harder coin to sell. This got me to to thinking: what makes one coin popular and another unpopular?   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:48 - 6 Comments

Which Gold Coins Are Popular and Why: Part One

A question that I am often asked by new collectors is “which gold coins are popular?” I think this is a great question and one certainly deserving of a blog. I’m going to not only answer this question for each denomination, I’m going to give a few reasons why I think certain coins/types are or are not popular. I.   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Saturday, February 13, 2010 12:22 - 3 Comments

Deciding What to Collect

During the last few weeks I’ve had a similar conversation with a few new and more experienced collectors: what should I be collecting? I’ve found all the conversations that I have had with these collectors to have a similar unifying theme; at least from the standpoint of the collectors.   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Thursday, December 24, 2009 17:10 - 2 Comments

Preparing Yourself for the FUN Show

Amazingly, the 2010 FUN is a scant two weeks away. If you have decided to attend the show (and I strongly suggest that if you go to just one show all year that this you consider this one) here is a short list of things to consider. 1. Bring a good lamp. Viewing conditions at the FUN show are not optimal and a good coin viewing lamp is essential.   
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