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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
Market Blog
auction sales, auction prices, auction prices realized, Type One double eagles, coin values, coin market
January 22, 2025

The Myth of the 'Permanent Underbidder'

January 22, 2025/ Doug Winter
The Myth of the 'Permanent Underbidder'

An auction myth which needs to be dispelled is that an underbidder is always going to be interested in a coin he previously bid on…

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January 22, 2025/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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auction sales, auctions, bidding
December 13, 2024

DWN Sells Amazing PCGS/CAC MS68 1863 Gold Dollar

December 13, 2024/ Doug Winter
DWN Sells Amazing PCGS/CAC MS68 1863 Gold Dollar

If you are a long-term DWN blog reader, you are no doubt aware that the 1863 gold dollar and I have been in a relationship for some time…

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December 13, 2024/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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coin collections, coin pedigrees, coin sales, auction sales, auction prices, gold dollars, DWN sale
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 19, 2024

Are Auctions Retail or Wholesale?

August 19, 2024/ Doug Winter
Are Auctions Retail or Wholesale?

Every numismatic auction contains coins which sell for retail prices, and then there are coins that sell for wholesale prices...

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August 19, 2024/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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auction sales, coin auctions, auction prices, retail, wholesale
November 21, 2023

Five Random Observations About the Most Recent Fairmont Sale (November, 2023)

November 21, 2023/ Doug Winter
Five Random Observations About the Most Recent Fairmont Sale (November, 2023)

Here are five random observations about the rare date gold market which are based on prices realized at the auction…

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November 21, 2023/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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Fairmont, Fairmont Collection, Fairmont coins, auction sales
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
June 09, 2023

A Post-Fairmont Date-by-Date Analysis of No Motto New Orleans Eagles

June 09, 2023/ Doug Winter
A Post-Fairmont Date-by-Date Analysis of No Motto New Orleans Eagles

Thanks to the Fairmont Hoard, No Motto eagles have seen the greatest number of changes of all the major types of New Orleans gold when it comes to Condition Census coins…

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June 09, 2023/ Doug Winter/ Comment
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Fairmont, Fairmont coins, auction sales, auction results, New Orleans, New Orleans eagles, New Orleans gold
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