Entries tagged: early gold coinage
Articles - Written by Doug Winter on Monday, April 5, 2010 13:54 - 2 Comments
The Best Values in Todays Rare Coin Market
There are many issues that face collectors in the coin market of 2010. A lack of quality coins is driving many collectors to seek new areas of specialization. Both PCGS and NGC have recently added “plus” grades which will no doubt change certain areas of the market as well. More than ever, collectors are gravitating towards areas that offer value.
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 15:09 - 0 Comments
The Rare and Undervalued 1826 Quarter Eagle
In my opinion, the 1826 is one of the rarest and most underrated early quarter eagles. Most every “fact” that is traditionally associated with this issue is incorrect. I recently purchased a lovely PCGS AU55 example (see the photo below) from the Bowers and Merena Baltimore auction acting as an agent for a collector who is attempting to put together a high quality date set of early quarter eagles.
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 15:30 - 2 Comments
What Does An Original Early Gold Coin Look Like?
As you no doubt know, I am pretty obsessive when it comes to “original” gold coins. I like coins that have an appearance that suggests that they haven’t been fooled with. I recently bought and sold an early gold coin that, in my opinion, was the epitome of an original piece and I’d like to share a photo and some descriptive information.
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Articles - Written by Doug Winter on Monday, June 8, 2009 13:33 - 2 Comments
Assembling a Collection of Early U.S. Gold Coins
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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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Friday, May 22, 2009 11:10 - 2 Comments
What’s Hot/What’s Not: The Coin Market As of May 2009
It’s been a longstanding tradition of mine to write a What’s Hot/What’s Not blog a few times a year. The last time I did this was, I believe, around the beginning of 2009. A lot has changed since then and, as we head into the summer, I’d like to share my thoughts about the coin market in general and United States gold coins to be more specific.
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Monday, November 17, 2008 12:53 - 0 Comments
The Liberty Cap Collection of Early U. S. Coins
Douglas Winter Numismatics is proud to announce that we have been chosen to sell yet another high quality collection of United States coins. This assemblage, formed by an astute specialist in Texas, is known as the Liberty Cap Collection of early United States coins. It features exactly twenty different coins (plus one early American medal) ranging in value from a few hundred dollars to over $50,000.
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