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Learn about buying, selling and collecting rare U.S. gold coins with Douglas Winter Numismatics and read related articles on this blog.

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July 08, 2019

Why Aren't Truly Exceptional Branch Mint Half Eagles Worth More Money?

July 08, 2019/ Doug Winter
Why Aren't Truly Exceptional Branch Mint Half Eagles Worth More Money?

It is my belief that some truly exceptional U.S. gold coins are underappreciated for a number of reasons, and in this blog we’ll look at a few of these…

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July 01, 2019

Gold Coins of the San Francisco Mint, Part One: Gold Dollars

July 01, 2019/ Doug Winter
Gold Coins of the San Francisco Mint, Part One: Gold Dollars

This is a popular set with collectors given the fact that it is short and completable…

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June 03, 2019

Looking at Gold Like A Copper Collector Views Coins

June 03, 2019/ Doug Winter
Looking at Gold Like A Copper Collector Views Coins

I have a very strict set of standards when it comes to purchasing coins for my inventory and I’d like to share some of them with you.

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May 10, 2019

One of the Coolest Hoards of US Gold Coins Ever Seen Has Entered the Market, and You (Probably) Don't Even Know About It...

May 10, 2019/ Doug Winter
One of the Coolest Hoards of US Gold Coins Ever Seen Has Entered the Market, and You (Probably) Don't Even Know About It...

Starting around May 2018, one of the most amazing hoards of United States gold coins I have ever seen started appearing for sale…

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April 22, 2019

Collecting US Gold Coins by Year

April 22, 2019/ Doug Winter
Collecting US Gold Coins by Year

A year-set focuses on a specific year of issue and attempts to include an example of each date/mint combination. A year-set can be a somewhat random selection, or it can have numismatic/personal significance.

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April 16, 2019

Five Exercises in Rare Date Gold Pricing

April 16, 2019/ Doug Winter
Five Exercises in Rare Date Gold Pricing

In my opinion, the flaw behind price guides is that they attempt to commoditize coins. In their eyes, all 1904 double eagles graded MS64 are worth the same. However, we know this is not the case.

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April 01, 2019

Three Interesting Coins

April 01, 2019/ Doug Winter
Three Interesting Coins

At DWN, I get to handle many interesting coins. Some make it to the website; others don’t. In this blog, I thought I’d share images and impressions of three particularly interesting coins which I handled in March 2019.

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March 26, 2019

Gold Coin Rarity: What We Can Learn From the Hansen Collection

March 26, 2019/ Doug Winter
Gold Coin Rarity: What We Can Learn From the Hansen Collection

The once-in-a-generation US coin collection being assembled by Dell Loy Hansen and David Lawrence Rare Coins gives students of rarity an unusual opportunity to determine the condition rarity of many issues.

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March 15, 2019

So...You've Decided to Collect Carson City Double Eagles

March 15, 2019/ Doug Winter
So...You've Decided to Collect Carson City Double Eagles

The 19 different Liberty Head double eagles struck at the Carson City mint between 1870 and 1893 form one of the most popular series in American numismatics.

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