By Doug Winter – RareDateGold.com
Even the most available pre-1933 United States gold coin has some degree of “rarity.” A coin like a 1924 or 1927 St. Gaudens double eagle might have a total population in the 10,000’s and this certainly... read more »
February 8, 2011 12:11 AM / no comments
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that they have certified a significant Carson City Variety.
A coin submitted to NCS for conservation followed by NGC grading has turned out to be an unpublished variety. This gold eagle coined... read more »
February 3, 2011 1:13 PM / no comments
By Steve Roach – http://www.steveroachonline.com - First published in the Feb.14, 2011, issue of Coin World
January was a hard month for gold. It opened on Jan. 4 at $1,405.50 (London AM fix spot price) and has gradually fallen since,... read more »
February 1, 2011 8:34 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
As a specialist in the area of United States gold coins, I often find myself giving “tips” to buyers. Some of these seem pretty obvious to me while others are kind of clever and maybe not so obvious.... read more »
January 31, 2011 6:37 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
The first part of this article, published at the end of December 2010, discussed some of my favorite little-known United States gold coins in the dollar, quarter eagle and three dollar denominations.... read more »
January 28, 2011 4:19 PM / 1 comment
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
As a buyer of rare gold coins, nothing makes me happier than seeing choice AU58 pieces with original color and surfaces. I love “Gem Sliders” as these coins tend to have better eye appeal than most... read more »
January 27, 2011 8:35 AM / no comments
News and Analysis on scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #37
CoinWeek Exclusive: A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
In yesterday’s feature article, I wrote about the business strike silver and gold coins in the Jan.... read more »
January 26, 2011 9:30 AM / 1 comment
By Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics ( A portion of her Recent Market Report)
The FUN show had a small group of monster coins in the Heritage Auction and a few in the B+M Sale. but we are really not talking about many coins. They were... read more »
January 24, 2011 10:19 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter
Around a year ago, I wrote a blog that discussed original 19th century United States gold coins and used photos of specific coins to illustrate the points I was attempting to make. This was one of the most popular blogs to... read more »
January 20, 2011 9:49 AM / no comments
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
When I first started out in the coin business, I assumed I was going to sell everything; Morgan Dollars, Barber Dimes, St. Gaudens double eagles and Charlotte gold, I’d handle it all. But I quickly... read more »
January 18, 2011 9:25 AM / no comments