Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has graded the Hornets Nest Collection, the first complete set of Charlotte Mint gold coins ever assembled. Notably, the collection includes an NGC VF 20 specimen of the legendary 1849-C Open Wreath Gold Dollar, one of the rarest United States coins. The seed of the Hornets Nest … Read more
Stack’s Bowers Galleries numismatist and cataloger, James McCartney, recently posted on the company’s website about the upcoming auction sale of the famed 1861 Dahlonega Gold Dollar. What makes this coin so interesting is that all 1861-D gold dollars were struck by the Confederacy. Despite a vacuum of knowledge and skills relevant to the minting process, … Read more
Professional numismatist and rare coin dealer Doug Winter recently posted his analysis of the Dr. Steven Duckor’s gold dollar collection that sold at the Heritage 2014 Platinum Night auction session, August 13, 2015, ANA U.S. Coins Auctions in Chicago, Illinois. The collection contained two of the finest know Charlotte and Dahlonega one-dollar gold coins. The … Read more
An 1849-C G$1 Open Wreath MS62 PCGS Secure, one of the rarest and most valuable coins in the U.S. gold series, is the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions Aug. 13, 2015, Platinum Night offerings from the company’s Aug. 12-16, 2015 ANA U.S. Coins Auctions in Chicago, IL. “This is an issue of the rarest gold dollar ever … Read more
Before I began researching the amount of gold coinage produced by the members of the Bechtler family in North Carolina in the mid-19th century, I consulted my copy of Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States by Donald Kagin. The book includes a table that is probably familiar to anyone acquainted with the Bechtler … Read more
On Friday, April 23, 2010, after the Georgia Numismatic Association Coin Show was over for the day, over twenty members and guests of the Southern Gold Society met at the Dalton Depot Restaurant and Trackside Café for an evening of food, fellowship, and fun. The Society treated attendees to cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, with the rest … Read more