Assembling a Non-Specialized Set of New Orleans Gold Coins
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A Seven-Mint Liberty Head Half Eagle Set on Steroids
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The Liberty Head half eagle is the only American coin to have been struck at all seven of the mints which produced vintage US designs…
Read MoreThe Curious Case of the 1865 Quarter Eagle; Or, A Collector's Dilemma
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I began to think what was the last time I handled a decent 1865 quarter eagle; let alone a nice one?
Read MoreGreat CAC-pectations
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18th and 19th century gold coins, when collected by date, are a formidable challenge for those who like their coins with CAC approval…
Read MoreThe Newbie's Lament: What Should I Collect?
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For new collectors of vintage United States gold coins, one of the most puzzling questions to ask is: what should I collect. The answer, of course, depends on your budget, but it also depends on which sort of collection you are going to build: a set with a focused beginning, middle, and end, or a more random approach.
Read MoreSo...You've Decided to Collect Liberty Head Double Eagles...
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The decision to collect this series should not be made lightly as Liberty Head double eagles have the distinction as being among the most difficult and longest-lived series in all of 19th/early 20th century American numismatics.
Read MoreThe Big Five Carson City Double Eagles
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Carson City double eagles can be neatly divided into three tiers of rarity. The first tier—or what I like to call the Big Five—consists of the 1871-CC, 1878-CC, 1879-CC, 1885-CC, and the 1891-CC. If we assume that most collectors will never buy an 1870-CC due to its rarity and cost, these five issues are the keys to the set.
Read MoreGold Coins of the San Francisco Mint, Part One: Gold Dollars
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This is a popular set with collectors given the fact that it is short and completable…
Read MoreCollecting US Gold Coins by Year
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