The Baltimore Collection, Part Two and The Rubic Collection available to collectors in Pittsburgh, Oct. 13-14
Heritage Auctions will present the official auction of the American Numismatic Association’s inaugural Fall National Money Show in... read more »
September 29, 2011 10:04 AM / no comments
News & Analysis on rare coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #74
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
On Oct. 14th, in Pittsburgh, the Norweb-Richmond 1854-S Quarter Eagle (U.S. $2½ gold coin) will be offered by Heritage in... read more »
September 28, 2011 8:20 AM / no comments
by Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
For many 19th century gold issues, it is as important to know the grade distribution as it is the overall rate of survival. In this blog, let’s look at grade distribution; namely how the surviving examples... read more »
September 27, 2011 9:29 PM / no comments
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #73
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
On Friday, Oct. 14, Heritage will auction an 1856-O Double Eagle ($20 gold coin) in Pittsburgh as part of the official auction... read more »
September 21, 2011 3:08 AM / 1 comment
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #72
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
On Friday, Sept. 9, Heritage auctioned the Shrike-Karschner set of Indian Head Quarter Eagles ($2½ coins). It is an exceptional... read more »
September 14, 2011 7:24 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
As recently as five years ago, most of the rare date gold coins that I sold were from the Southern branch mints; pieces from Charlotte, Dahlonega and New Orleans. But today, these coins make up a smaller... read more »
September 6, 2011 8:54 PM / no comments
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, & the coin collecting community #70
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
The firm of Spink-Smythe auctioned Irwin Waldman’s collection of U.S. gold and silver coins during the evening of Wed., Aug... read more »
September 1, 2011 7:16 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
You can make random purchases of early United States gold coins and, if you are lucky, you might acquire some nice pieces as time passes. But if you follow some of these suggestions and formulate a game-plan,... read more »
August 26, 2011 11:03 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
With more than $75 million dollars in rare coins having sold at the pre-ANA and ANA auctions, it is inevitable that some amazing individual pieces might have been lost in the shuffle. One coin that hasn’t... read more »
August 24, 2011 10:59 PM / 1 comment
Strength seen in all areas of the rare coin market in Aug. 11 Platinum Night Auction; 91%+ Sell-Through by Dollar Value
A unique 1855-S $3 PR64 Cameo NGC, CAC, Ex: Golden Gate Collection, a supreme rarity in the world of numismatics, brought... read more »
August 15, 2011 11:58 PM / no comments