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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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August 01, 2022

10 Skill Sets for Young Coin Dealers

August 01, 2022/ Doug Winter
10 Skill Sets for Young Coin Dealers

I gave a modified version of this as a presentation at the 2022 Witter Coin U held in San Francisco last week…

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August 01, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 2 Comments
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10 things you need to know, coin dealers, How to be a coin dealer, life skills, business skills, top ten
July 01, 2022

The Impact of the Fairmont Hoard on the San Francisco Gold Market, Part One: Half Eagles

July 01, 2022/ Doug Winter
The Impact of the Fairmont Hoard on the San Francisco Gold Market, Part One: Half Eagles

Beginning in 2018, the Numismatic Asteroid which is Fairmont has smashed into the staid world of San Francisco gold and has literally blown it up…

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July 01, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 1 Comment
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Fairmont Collection, hoard, San Francisco, San Francisco gold, San Francisco half eagles, gold market, half eagles
June 08, 2022

What Was Lacking from Fairmont/"Hendricks": What We Have Learned from the Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

June 08, 2022/ Doug Winter
What Was Lacking from Fairmont/"Hendricks": What We Have Learned from the Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

The April 2022 Stack’s Bowers sale of the Fairmont/”Hendricks” set of Liberty Head half eagles, eagles, and double eagles has been analyzed by a number of numismatic sources…

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June 08, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 1 Comment
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half eagles, half eagle, Fairmont Collection, Fairmont/"Hendricks", auction sales, auction reviews, auction results
April 25, 2022

Thanks to Fairmont/"Hendricks" We Have A New Dated Gold Market

April 25, 2022/ Doug Winter
Thanks to Fairmont/"Hendricks" We Have A New Dated Gold Market

Some “Hendricks” related observations for those of you still wondering exactly what the heck just happened on Wednesday April 6th, 2022…

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April 25, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 3 Comments
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market trends, market report, market premium factor, Market Analysis, auction sales, auction prices, auction prices realized, auction reviews, gold market, New Rare Gold Market
April 11, 2022

My 12 Favorite Coins from the Stack's Bowers April 2022 "Fairmont Hendricks" Sale

April 11, 2022/ Doug Winter
My 12 Favorite Coins from the Stack's Bowers April 2022 "Fairmont Hendricks" Sale

It’s hard to choose just 12 coins from this sale as there were literally dozens I loved…

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April 11, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 2 Comments
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March 11, 2022

A Dozen Undervalued Liberty Head Half Eagles

March 11, 2022/ Doug Winter
A Dozen Undervalued Liberty Head Half Eagles

Viewed as a whole, the long-lived Liberty Head half eagle series contains more “undervalued” issues than perhaps any other American gold coin type…

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March 11, 2022/ Doug Winter/ 6 Comments
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Liberty Head gold, liberty head half eagles, half eagles, undervalued coins, Coin collecting, coin collecting ideas, coin collecting advice
January 28, 2022

How to Collect Coins in a Bull Market

January 28, 2022/ Doug Winter
How to Collect Coins in a Bull Market

If you are like most circa 2022 coin collectors, you’ve never experienced a true bull market…

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Coin collecting, coin collecting advice, coin market, rare gold coin market, bull market, buying tips, buying guide
December 22, 2021

What Was Hot and What Was Not: The 2021 Rare Date Gold Market

December 22, 2021/ Doug Winter
What Was Hot and What Was Not: The 2021 Rare Date Gold Market

Prices for many US rare date gold coins increased significantly in 2021. Is this sustainable? I think it is, although the real problem I see in this market is supply…

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December 22, 2021/ Doug Winter/ 3 Comments
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what's hot, what's not, what gold coins are popular, market trends, market report, year in review
November 01, 2021

Three Boxes of 20

November 01, 2021/ Doug Winter
Three Boxes of 20

The Box of 20 isn’t for everyone. It takes an incredibly disciplined collector to stick to buying just 20 coins; especially if he is a coin weenie who not only likes coins but also enjoys the thrill of the hunt…

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November 01, 2021/ Doug Winter/ 1 Comment
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Box of 20, Coin collecting, coin collecting ideas, coin collecting advice, coin collections, coin collection ideas
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FEATURED COINS
$1.00 - 1860 PCGS PR64CAM
$1.00 - 1860 PCGS PR64CAM
$12,500.00
$2.50 - 1840-D NGC AU50
$2.50 - 1840-D NGC AU50
$13,950.00
ON HOLD - $3.00 - 1888 PCGS MS66 CAC
sold out
ON HOLD - $3.00 - 1888 PCGS MS66 CAC
$28,000.00
$5.00 - 1847-C PCGS MS61
$5.00 - 1847-C PCGS MS61
$14,500.00
$5.00 - 1860-D NGC MS63
$5.00 - 1860-D NGC MS63
$53,500.00
ON HOLD--$5.00 - 1871 PCGS MS61
ON HOLD--$5.00 - 1871 PCGS MS61
$21,500.00
Half Eagle. 1883-CC Carson City $5 gold coin. PCGS MS63+ CAC.
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ON HOLD - $5.00 - 1893-CC PCGS MS63+ CAC, ex Fairmont
$16,750.00
$10.00 - 1852-O PCGS MS60
$10.00 - 1852-O PCGS MS60
$85,000.00
$20.00 - 1864 PCGS AU55 CAC
$20.00 - 1864 PCGS AU55 CAC
$18,250.00
ON HOLD - $20.00 - 1873-CC PCGS AU58+ CAC
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ON HOLD - $20.00 - 1873-CC PCGS AU58+ CAC
$42,500.00
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