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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Saturday, April 24, 2010 10:50 - 3 Comments

Overdated United States Gold Coins

One of the most interesting varieties of United States gold coinage is the many overdated issues that exist. Some are very rare and others are common; some are well-known and some are very obscure. But all share a common trait: a high “coolness factor” that makes them desirable with collectors. What are overdates and how can the collector of United States gold coins focus on these issues?   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Friday, March 19, 2010 12:46 - 3 Comments

America’s Forgotten Rarities: The 1842 Quarter Eagle

In the second part of this series on coins that I believe are truly rare but not fully appreciated I am turning my focus on an issue that is very interesting to me: the 1842 quarter eagle. 1842 is, in general, an interesting year for quarter eagles. Four mints produced these coins: Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte and Dahlonega. The mintage figures ranged from a low of 2,823 at Philadelphia to a high of 19,800 at New Orleans.   
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Articles - Written by Doug Winter on Friday, December 4, 2009 12:43 - 0 Comments

The Philadelphia Gold Coinage of 1870

The 1873 and 1875 gold issues from this mint have received considerable fanfare over the years but I think the Philadelphia gold coinage from 1870 is pretty interesting as well. Having recently sold a number of high quality 1870 Philadelphia gold pieces, I thought it would be interesting to present an in-depth study of these, going from the dollar all the way up to the double eagle.   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Monday, December 1, 2008 15:30 - 9 Comments

The Great RYK/DWN Mashup: Robert Kanterman’s Twelve Undervalued Gold Coins Priced Below $5,000

At the end of my last blog I said that I’d like to hear from collectors about which coins they believe qualify as undervalued sub-$5,000 U.S. gold coins. Robert Kanterman responded with this thoughtful list and I thought I’d publish it along with my comments (which are in italics at the end of each of his paragraphs).   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:17 - 0 Comments

Philadelphia No Motto Half Eagles & Eagles

I’m beginning to gain a new-found appreciation for –gasp!– No Motto half eagles and eagles from the Philadelphia mint. Read on for some thoughts about these coins and why I’m beginning to see them in a new light. As I’ve mentioned more than once, No Motto half eagles and eagles from Philadelphia have never ranked high on the list of popular coins in the world of DWN.   
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Market Blog - Written by Doug Winter on Thursday, March 8, 2007 13:33 - 0 Comments

The 1864 Quarter Eagle

One of my all-time favorite “sleeper” issues is the 1864 quarter eagle. Although not well-known outside of the specialist community, the 1864 is not only among the rarest Liberty Head quarter eagles of any date, it is also one of the rarer Liberty Head issues of any denomination struck for general circulation.   
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