Three Underappreaciated With Motto San Francisco Eagles

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Three Underappreaciated With Motto San Francisco Eagles

While writing my October 2017 article on Liberty Head eagles I spent time discussing the With Motto San Francisco issues, struck from 1866 to 1907. Three dates stood out as being overlooked and underappreciated...

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Can You Collect Rare US Gold With a Budget of $2,500-5000 Per Coin?

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Can You Collect Rare US Gold With a Budget of $2,500-5000 Per Coin?

While my company does sell a good number of expensive US gold coins, the bread and butter items in my inventory are typically pieces in the $2,500-5,000 range. Let’s look at all six major denominations of US gold and briefly analyze where a per coin budget of $2,500-5,000 goes a long way.

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Lessons Learned: The Kentucky Collection

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Lessons Learned: The Kentucky Collection

On Monday I purchased a nice specialized collection of 20 Liberty Head quarter eagles from an individual in Kentucky. As of Thursday the entire collection had been sold...let's chat about why.

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So...You've Decided to Collect Gold Dollars...

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So...You've Decided to Collect Gold Dollars...

The gold dollar was made from 1849 through 1889 in three distinct types and was struck at five different mints. This denomination has been popular with many generations of collectors and it lends itself to a host of different collecting methodologies...

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Cold to the Fifth: Five U.S. Gold Series Which are Snoozing, and their Chances to Re-Awaken

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Cold to the Fifth: Five U.S. Gold Series Which are Snoozing, and their Chances to Re-Awaken

There are currently some series which are not actively collected which have, at various times, been more popular. Let’s look at five of these and gauge their chances of becoming popular once again.

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The 36 Major Gold Types: A Collectors Guide

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The 36 Major Gold Types: A Collectors Guide

Between 1795 and 1933 a total of 36 major gold types were issued for circulation. I’m going to discuss each type in more detail with suggestions on how and what to buy and some “alternative” dates to spice-up a type set.

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The With Motto New Orleans Eagle "Short Set"

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The With Motto New Orleans Eagle "Short Set"

I’d like to propose a set that checks most collectors’ boxes. This set contains larger-sized coins, it is easily completable but can be made challenging, it appeals to collectors with reasonably low budgets, it contains both 19th and 20th century issues and these coins were produced at a popular Southern branch mint.

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