Category Archives: Princess Head

“Deadwood Collection” of Upright 5 Gold Dollars Comes to Market

After 24 years of research and competitive buying, collector Craig Krueger is ready to part with “The Deadwood Collection”   By CoinWeek ….. Collector Craig Krueger’s relationship with the 1856 gold dollar began in 1997. A collector his entire life, Krueger took the advice of a leading dealer, who told him to narrow his focus […]

The post “Deadwood Collection” of Upright 5 Gold Dollars Comes to Market appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

The Uniquely American Appeal of the $3 Indian Princess Gold Coin

By Blanchard and Company, Inc …… In 1854, United States Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre reached a milestone in his career. For the first time, he would choose the design for a piece of currency: in this case the three-dollar gold coin. Much of the currency up to that point favored designs that referenced […]

The post The Uniquely American Appeal of the $3 Indian Princess Gold Coin appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Only 1884 Indian Princess Gold Dollar in MS-69 Going Fast at GreatCollections.com

By CoinWeek …. On Sunday, January 27, bidding ends on GreatCollections.com for a very exciting condition-rarity 1884 Indian Princess one dollar gold coin. Out of a small mintage of 5,230 business strike 1884 gold dollars (which is surprisingly a middle-of-the-road striking for the Type 3, of which this coin is an example), this is the […]

The post Only 1884 Indian Princess Gold Dollar in MS-69 Going Fast at GreatCollections.com appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

The Once and Future King: A (Brief) History of Gold Coins in America

By Ron Drzewucki – Modern Coin Wholesale ….   Long appreciated for its beauty, rarity and practicality, gold is the ultimate coining material. It’s true that even rarer metals can be made into bullion coins, and cheaper, more common substances make up our circulating coinage. But gold and alloys of gold have been there from […]

The post The Once and Future King: A (Brief) History of Gold Coins in America appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

The Once and Future King: A (Brief) History of Gold Coins in America

By Ron Drzewucki for Modern Coin Wholesale…. Long appreciated for its beauty, rarity and practicality, gold is the ultimate coining material. It’s true that even rarer metals can be made into bullion coins, and cheaper, more common substances make up our circulating coinage. But gold and alloys of gold have been there from the beginning […]

The post The Once and Future King: A (Brief) History of Gold Coins in America appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek