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3 Min Read (Reuters) - A ‘Three Treasures’ sale of rare stamps and a gold coin from the personal collection of shoe designer Stuart Weitzman is set to fetch millions of dollars at an auction at Sotheby’s in New York City in June. The 1933 Double Eagle Coin was originally cast as a $20 coin, but it was never issued for use. After U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt took the country off the gold standard, all of the Double Eagles were ordered destroyed. However, a handful were released and all but one of them deemed stolen. Now, the only 1933 Double Eagle Coin ever allowed to be privately o...

The Big Mo Collection of Civil War Gold Coinage: Part Two Nevada specialized collector over the last decade or so, the Big Mo set of Civil War coinage was likely the single finest set of these issues ever assembled. The non-gold (and certain gold coins) was sold a few months ago and the remaining coins, all gold, were recently auctioned by Legend in their 12/3 Las Vegas sale. In this detailed analysis, we will look at this exceptional group of gold coins and determine the strengths (or weaknesses) of this market subset. I am quite familiar with this collection as I sold the collector a num...