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Doug Winter founded Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN) in 1985. The nationally renowned firm specializes in buying and selling rare United States gold coins. He has written over a dozen books, including the standard references on Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans gold coinage, and Type 1 Liberty Head Double Eagles. Douglas has also contributed to the A Guidebook of United States Coins, Walter Breen’s Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Coins, Q. David Bowers’ Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars, and Andrew Pollock’s United States Pattern and Related Issues. He is a member of the PNG, the ANA, the ANS, the NLG, CAC, PCGS, and NGC - among other professional affiliations. Contact Doug Winter at [email protected].

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1849-C $5.00 PCGS AU58 CAC

Charlotte Gold Coins – A Beginner’s Guide

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - March 25, 2026

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... Reformatted and updated by CoinWeek The Charlotte Mint opened in 1838. A gold rush began around 1830 after miners...

This is an image of a beautiful 1863 gold dollar in a cherry wooden display box.

Coins I Never See With Good Eye Appeal : Gold Dollars

US Coins Doug Winter - March 12, 2026

By Doug Winter Understanding Eye Appeal in Gold Dollars Eye appeal refers to the combination of visual qualities that make a coin attractive to collectors. Several...

How Proof Gold Coins Are Graded Differently Than Business Strikes

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - February 27, 2026

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com Proof Gold Coin Grading vs. Business Strikes What Every Collector Needs to Understand To fully understand Proof gold coin grading, we must...

Classic US Coins: Looking at Gold Like a Copper Collector

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - February 24, 2026

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... How I Judge Quality in Rare U.S. Gold (1795–1933) Recently, a reader, D.N., sent me a thoughtful email. He wrote: “…you...

What Gives a Coin the “Wow” Factor? - Douglas Winter Numismatics

What Gives a Coin the “Wow” Factor?

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - February 17, 2026

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... At shows or while viewing auctions, I look at a lot of coins. Most leave no impression. Some make...

Coin Expert Advice – Ten Tips For Selling Your Coins

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - January 26, 2026

Selling Your Coins by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ....... As someone who sells a lot of coins, I have some selling tips/tricks/thoughts that I’d like...

Capped Bust Right Small Eagle Ten Dollars, 1795-1797

The 36 Major US Gold Coin Types: A Collector’s Guide

US Coins Doug Winter - January 19, 2026

US Gold Coins by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner Between 1795 and 1933, a total of 36 major US gold coin types were...

US Gold Coins - What Are Coins With Character?

US Gold Coins – What Are Coins With Character?

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - January 7, 2026

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com – Reformated by CoinWeek On the front page of my website, you will see the tagline “Coins with Character.” This...

Coin Grading - A Basic Guide to Detecting Doctored Gold Coins - Doug Winter

How to Detect Doctored U.S. Gold Coins — A Collector’s Guide

US Coins Doug Winter - December 23, 2025

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com There’s no getting around it: the doctoring of rare U.S. gold coins is a real problem. And it’s not a...

This is an image of four Dahlonega Mint gold coins.

Take Doug Winter’s Dahlonega Gold Coin Quiz

US Coins Doug Winter - October 14, 2025

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com In honor of My Dahlonega Gold Coin Obsession, I thought it would be fun, or at least moderately amusing, to...

This is an image of a 1907 Wire Rim Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle.

15 US Gold Coins All Collectors Should Own

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - October 9, 2025

By Doug Winter – RareGoldcoins.com CoinWeek Content Partner ...... Even if you are an ultra-specialized collector of U.S. gold coins--let’s say with an emphasis on Type...

1859-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Image: Doug Winter.

Thoughts on the Rarity of Choice Dahlonega Quarter Eagles

US Coins Doug Winter - June 3, 2024

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner My recent sale of the Star City Collection of Choice Dahlonega Quarter Eagle gold coins made me...

1882 Liberty Head Double Eagle $20 Gold Coin. Image: CoinWeek / Doug Winter.

Fairmont Gold Coins, Part III: The Ungraded Fairmonts

US Coins Doug Winter - February 13, 2024

By Richard Radick for Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN) ...... In the first piece in this series, I distinguished three categories of coins in the Fairmont...

1853 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Image: Doug Winter Numismatics / CoinWeek.

Fairmont Gold Coins, Part II: The Non-Pedigreed Fairmonts

US Coins Doug Winter - February 2, 2024

By Richard Radick for Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN) ...... My Introduction to the Fairmont Gold Coin Collection By August 2020, when the first sale of Fairmont...

Fairmont Collection. Image: CoinWeek.

Fairmont Gold Coins, Part I: The Pedigreed Fairmonts

US Coins Doug Winter - January 12, 2024

By Richard Radick for Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN) ...... Hello. My name is Richard Radick, and I am writing as a guest for Douglas Winter...

Which of the Big Four New Orleans Eagles is the Best Value?

Which of the Big Four New Orleans Eagles Is the Best Value?

US Coins Doug Winter - December 19, 2023

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner I think every collector would agree that the four rarest $10 gold eagles from the New Orleans...

Doug Winter analyzes the Fairmont Collection gold coins, December 2023. Image: CoinWeek.

Five Observations About the November 2023 Fairmont Gold Sale

US Coins Doug Winter - December 5, 2023

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner Stack’s Bowers held the most recent installment of the Fairmont Hoard on November 15, 2023. As with...

Coinfully Announces Doug Winter as Chief Numismatic Advisor

Coinfully Announces Doug Winter as Chief Numismatic Advisor

Dealers and Companies Doug Winter - November 15, 2023

U.S. gold expert and veteran coin dealer Doug Winter, owner of Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN), is now the Chief Numismatic Advisor for the firm...

Two Cool Proof Civil War Gold Dollars

US Coins Doug Winter - July 30, 2023

By Doug Winter for RareGoldCoins.com ...... Douglas Winter Numismatics sold two very rare and very beautiful Proof gold dollars several years ago from the Civil War...

Helpful Hints for Young Coin Dealers: 2023 Revision.

Helpful Hints for Young Coin Dealers: 2023 Revision

Collecting Strategies Doug Winter - July 28, 2023

By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com ...... CoinWeek Content Partner 1. Don’t worry about learning how to grade; learn how to recognize what a nice coin looks...

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