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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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March 04, 2025

Heritage Sells the Mississippi Collection - and the Type One $20 Market Gets Recalibrated

March 04, 2025/ Doug Winter
Heritage Sells the Mississippi Collection - and the Type One $20 Market Gets Recalibrated

Would the market—which was already saturated with higher grade Type Ones from Fairmont and the 2025 FUN sale—be able to absorb these new coins?

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March 04, 2025/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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auction sales, auction prices, auction prices realized, Type One double eagles, coin values, coin market
August 28, 2024

The State of the Southern Gold Market, Summer 2024

August 28, 2024/ Doug Winter
The State of the Southern Gold Market, Summer 2024

The Great Southern Gold Draught of 2023-2024 finally came to an end in August, 2024...

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August 28, 2024/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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auction sales, auction prices, auction prices realized, auction results, auction reviews, auctions, ANA, Stack's Bowers ANA auction, southern gold, New Orleans gold, Dahlonega gold
August 29, 2023

This 1815 Half Eagle was the Best Value of Any Six-Figure Coin Sold at the 2023 ANA Auctions

August 29, 2023/ Doug Winter
This 1815 Half Eagle was the Best Value of Any Six-Figure Coin Sold at the 2023 ANA Auctions

Offered in Stack’s Bowers 2023 Rarities Night session as Lot 5125, the coin had been graded MS64 by PCGS…

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August 29, 2023/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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1815 half eagle, half eagle, half eagles, auction sales, auction prices, auction prices realized, ANA auction, Stack's Bowers ANA auction
August 25, 2023

The Million Dollar 1870-CC $10.00

August 25, 2023/ Doug Winter
The Million Dollar 1870-CC $10.00

I had heard about this coin when a photo of it was texted to me while it was unencapsulated…

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August 25, 2023/ Doug Winter/ 2 Comments
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Million dollar coins, coin auctions, auction prices, auction records, auction prices realized, auction results, auction sales, Carson City eagle, Carson City coins, eagles, eagle, carson city eagle
April 20, 2023

Fairmont 5Peat: An Analysis of Auction Prices

April 20, 2023/ Doug Winter
Fairmont 5Peat: An Analysis of Auction Prices

I decided to pick a random but varied group of 19th century issues from the five Fairmont sales and analyze prices realized…

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Fairmont, Fairmont coins, Fairmont Collection, auction sales, auction prices realized, auction prices, auction results
March 27, 2023

It's Time to Rewrite the Price Guides for Nice Southern Gold Coinage (At Least Half Eagles)

March 27, 2023/ Doug Winter
It's Time to Rewrite the Price Guides for Nice Southern Gold Coinage (At Least Half Eagles)

I’m going to focus on the Southern gold half eagles which were offered for sale on March 23rd…

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March 27, 2023/ Doug Winter/ 1 Comment
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southern gold, Charlotte gold, Dahlonega gold, New Orleans gold, half eagles, auction prices, auction prices realized, price guides
November 21, 2022

Has the Market Begun to Undervalue Fairmont Coins?

November 21, 2022/ Doug Winter
Has the Market Begun to Undervalue Fairmont Coins?

The dispersal of the Fairmont Hoard began in 2018…

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Fairmont, Fairmont Fatigue, Fairmont Collection, Fairmont coins, auction prices, auction sales, auction prices realized
October 18, 2022

The Million Dollar Liberty Head Eagle

October 18, 2022/ Doug Winter
The Million Dollar Liberty Head Eagle

The 1875 is the undisputed key to the Liberty Head eagle series with likely no more than 10 known from an original mintage of just 100…

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October 18, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 1 Comment
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auction sales, auction prices, auction records, auction prices realized, liberty head eagles, liberty head eagle, liberty head gold, eagles, Million dollar coins
October 03, 2022

Six Bass I Coins I liked: An Analysis

October 03, 2022/ Doug Winter
Six Bass I Coins I liked: An Analysis

On September 2022, the first part of four sales featuring the Harry Bass Core Collection was sold at a live auction…this was an interesting test for the coin market…

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October 03, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 1 Comment
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Bass Collection, coin auctions, auction prices realized, auction sales, auction reviews
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