The Duckor Collection of Gold Dollars: A Post-Sale Analysis
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Big News for New Orleans Gold Collectors
/If you collect New Orleans gold I can use your assistance. If you own any finest known/highest graded coins, or any high-grade examples of very rare dates, let me know. I will respect your wishes if you want to remain anonymous.
Read MoreFive Coins Which Went Under the Radar at the Pogue Sale
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There were five denominations represented in the Pogue I auction: half dimes, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and quarter eagles. It was pretty easy for me to choose an example for the first four and, in some cases (half dollars), it was actually hard to choose just one. The quarter eagle denomination was clearly the strongest despite a small sample size of 13 coins so my selection for “under the radar” is far less of a “good value” than it is for the other denominations.
Read MoreThe Pogue Quarter Eagles: A Post-Auction Analysis
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The first of the Pogue sessions was held in New York on May 19th and I was excited to attend. The auction was conducted at Sotheby’s and the last time I went to a coin sale on 72nd and York, I saw the record-breaking 1933 $20 take the numismatic world by storm.
Read MoreSold by Douglas Winter Numismatics: Condition Census AU58 1860-O Double Eagle
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This regular DWN blog feature looks at some of the rare and interesting coins which we have sold in recent months. Most of these coins never made it to our website, and were quietly sold to collectors who we knew needed specific issues and who we had close personal relationships with.
Read MoreSold by Douglas Winter Numismatics: Very Rare Uncirculated 1862-S Half Eagle
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The 1862-S is the second rarest Civil War era half eagle from the San Francisco mint, trailing only the 1864-S. Of the 9,500 struck, only 45-55 are known with most in lower grades. The reasons for this low survival rate include heavy use in commerce, pervasive meltings, and a lack of local collectors or dealers to save any pieces, as occurred with certain Philadelphia issues from this period.
Read MoreThe Newest Level of Rarity: The Appearance, or Eye Appeal, Rarity
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If you’ve been around the coin market for a while, you know that there are many different types of rarity. In this blog, I’m going to discuss the types of rarity you might already be familiar with, and one which you might not: the eye appeal or “appearance” rarity.
Read MoreHow Consistent Does Your Set Need to Be?
/I had an interesting email exchange with collector M.N. who asked me, in a nutshell, if his technique was “wrong” because the set which he was building had a broad range of grades. After I gave him my answer (which was basically “there is no wrong way to build your specific set since the coins you are searching for are all rare to very rare”) it got me thinking about the consistency of a set of coins when it comes to grade and appearance.
Read MoreVertical Coin Collections
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