June 15, 2020

Finest Known 1838-C Half Eagle Sold: Sets Record Price

June 15, 2020/ Doug Winter

Finest Known 1838-C Half Eagle Sold: Sets Record Price

The finer of only two 1838-C half eagles graded Uncirculated by PCGS has been sold for a record price for any business strike Classic Head half eagle, and for any half eagle from the Charlotte Mint…

June 01, 2020

The 12 Greatest Carson City Gold Coins

June 01, 2020/ Doug Winter

The 12 Greatest Carson City Gold Coins

The following list of the dozen greatest gold coins from Carson City includes some well-known pieces and some others which are not famous…

May 15, 2020

Why MS62 May Be the "Perfect" Grade for Early Gold: An Argument in Four Parts

May 15, 2020/ Doug Winter

Why MS62 May Be the "Perfect" Grade for Early Gold: An Argument in Four Parts

I have recently come to the conclusion that, for many date and type collectors of early gold, a nice MS62 or MS62+ might well be the perfect grade…

May 13, 2020

Douglas Winter Numismatics Sells Rare 1855 Kellogg Proof $50 Graded PCGS PR62 CAC

May 13, 2020/ Doug Winter

Douglas Winter Numismatics Sells Rare 1855 Kellogg Proof $50 Graded PCGS PR62 CAC

Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN), a Portland Oregon firm specializing in choice and rare United States gold coins, recently sold a CAC approved PCGS PR62 example of the rare 1855 Kellogg $50 - one of just 14 or so known to exist…

May 12, 2020

The 12 Greatest San Francisco Gold Coins

May 12, 2020/ Doug Winter

The 12 Greatest San Francisco Gold Coins

The San Francisco Mint opened in 1854 and it struck gold coins through 1930…this facility issued some of the rarest individual gold coins in the annals of American numismatics…

May 08, 2020

An Interesting 1840-O Half Eagle

May 08, 2020/ Doug Winter

An Interesting 1840-O Half Eagle

The 1840-O is the very first half eagle struck at the New Orleans mint…

April 28, 2020

Building an Upper-End Three Dollar Gold Collection

April 28, 2020/ Doug Winter

Building an Upper-End Three Dollar Gold Collection

The Three Dollar series is a fun and interesting set to complete by date; between 1854 and 1889, there were 40 different issues made for circulation…

April 20, 2020

The 12 Greatest New Orleans Gold Coins

April 20, 2020/ Doug Winter

The 12 Greatest New Orleans Gold Coins

As the first segment in what will be a multi-part series, I’m going to focus on the 12 greatest coins from the New Orleans mint…

April 15, 2020

Which Coins Will Best Survive The Recession...?

April 15, 2020/ Doug Winter

Which Coins Will Best Survive The Recession...?

I have selected four areas in the rare date gold market which I think will show the least amount of downside during the coming months…

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