Fairmont Gold Pieces, Part VIII: The No Motto Half Eagles - Survival Estimates
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Fairmont Gold Pieces, Part VII: An Attrition Model for the Fairmont No Motto Half Eagles
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In this article, I will put the estimation procedure to work providing input data for an attrition model for the Fairmont NM half eagles.
Read MoreFairmont Gold Pieces, Part IV: "Fairmonted"?
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After reading a draft for one of my blog pieces, Doug suggested: “How about writing one on which Type 1 $20s were most heavily Fairmonted?”
Read MoreFairmont Gold Pieces, Part III: The Ungraded Fairmonts
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Preparing a hoard of 400,000 gold coins for market is not simple…
Read MoreFairmont Gold Pieces, Part II: The Non-Pedigreed Fairmonts
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I quickly realized that Fairmont coins have almost always been submitted to PCGS for certification and grading…
Read MoreFairmont Gold Pieces, Part I: The Pedigreed Fairmonts
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Due to its sequential marketing and the secrecy shrouding its source and content, our knowledge of the Fairmont Collection continues to evolve as its serial sale continues…
Read MoreFive Random Observations About the Most Recent Fairmont Sale (November, 2023)
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Here are five random observations about the rare date gold market which are based on prices realized at the auction…
Read MoreFairmont 5Peat: An Analysis of Auction Prices
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I decided to pick a random but varied group of 19th century issues from the five Fairmont sales and analyze prices realized…
Read MoreHas the Market Begun to Undervalue Fairmont Coins?
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Date…….1849-O
Grade…….PCGS MS63 CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……35000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…37500
Population (PCGS).……….….3/0
Population (NGC)……...………1/1
Population (CAC).….....….…..2/0
Serial Number……5414.63/61207008
PCGS Lookup Number.……….5414