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March 23, 2026

Battle of the Civil War Fives: Stack's Bowers Sells the Finest Known 1861-C - and a High Condition Census 1861-D

March 23, 2026/ Doug Winter
Battle of the Civil War Fives: Stack's Bowers Sells the Finest Known 1861-C - and a High Condition Census 1861-D

On March 10, collectors of high end Southern branch mint gold were given an opportunity which as occurred just once before…

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March 23, 2026/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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auction sales, auction prices, auction records, auction results, Charlotte coins, Charlotte Gold, Charlotte half eagle, Dahlonega, Dahlonega gold, Dahlonega half eagle
February 09, 2026

Five Quick Observations About the Recent James Stack Part Two Sale

February 09, 2026/ Doug Winter
Five Quick Observations About the Recent James Stack Part Two Sale

I had predicted before the sale that it would be a “bloodbath.” It was all that and more. Here are a few quick observations…

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February 09, 2026/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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auction sales, auction prices, auction prices realized, auction results
August 28, 2024

The State of the Southern Gold Market, Summer 2024

August 28, 2024/ Doug Winter
The State of the Southern Gold Market, Summer 2024

The Great Southern Gold Draught of 2023-2024 finally came to an end in August, 2024...

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August 28, 2024/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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August 25, 2023

The Million Dollar 1870-CC $10.00

August 25, 2023/ Doug Winter
The Million Dollar 1870-CC $10.00

I had heard about this coin when a photo of it was texted to me while it was unencapsulated…

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August 25, 2023/ Doug Winter/ 2 Comments
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Million dollar coins, coin auctions, auction prices, auction records, auction prices realized, auction results, auction sales, Carson City eagle, Carson City coins, eagles, eagle, carson city eagle
June 09, 2023

A Post-Fairmont Date-by-Date Analysis of No Motto New Orleans Eagles

June 09, 2023/ Doug Winter
A Post-Fairmont Date-by-Date Analysis of No Motto New Orleans Eagles

Thanks to the Fairmont Hoard, No Motto eagles have seen the greatest number of changes of all the major types of New Orleans gold when it comes to Condition Census coins…

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June 09, 2023/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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Fairmont, Fairmont coins, auction sales, auction results, New Orleans, New Orleans eagles, New Orleans gold
April 20, 2023

Fairmont 5Peat: An Analysis of Auction Prices

April 20, 2023/ Doug Winter
Fairmont 5Peat: An Analysis of Auction Prices

I decided to pick a random but varied group of 19th century issues from the five Fairmont sales and analyze prices realized…

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December 26, 2022

DWN Sells the Finest Known 1851 Double Eagle

December 26, 2022/ Doug Winter
DWN Sells the Finest Known 1851 Double Eagle

I was totally unprepared for the quality of the fresh-to-the-market Gem 1851 which was recently offered…

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November 10, 2022

Fairmont Fatigue

November 10, 2022/ Doug Winter
Fairmont Fatigue

I have been a cheerleader for this hoard ever since I saw the first wave of coins around four years ago…

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November 10, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 4 Comments
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September 13, 2022

Five Things I Learned About the "New" Dahlonega Gold Market in the 2022 ANA Stack's Bowers Sykes Collection Sale

September 13, 2022/ Doug Winter
Five Things I Learned About the "New" Dahlonega Gold Market in the 2022 ANA Stack's Bowers Sykes Collection Sale

On August 25th, 2022, Stack’s Bowers sold a comprehensive specialized set of Dahlonega gold…

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September 13, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 1 Comment
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