Post your colorized coins

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by wcoins, Jan 29, 2014.

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Which if the two would you buy if offered at same price?

Poll closed Mar 1, 2014.
  1. Regular Silver Eagle

    78.6%
  2. Already have regular Silver Eagle, I'll take the colorized one!

    21.4%
  1. wcoins

    wcoins GEM-ber

    Post here any colorized coins you may have, US or foreign. dd.jpg dd2.jpg
     
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  3. kaosleeroy108

    kaosleeroy108 The Mahayana Tea Shop & hobby center

    that looks poorly done
     
  4. wcoins

    wcoins GEM-ber

    It's quite old, it wasn't made recently. It's far from perfect but I still like it a lot :D
     
  5. BUncirculated

    BUncirculated Well-Known Member

    Looks like an art project from 3rd grade art class.
     
  6. torontokuba

    torontokuba Thread Crapper & Hijacker, TP please.

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  7. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    I like your coin, the green fields are very attractive. With regards to ASEs, they are bullion coins and I don't really think that colorizing hurts their value at all. In fact, I have owned some that were actually pretty attractive.

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  8. d.t.menace

    d.t.menace Member

    Any chance I ever had for liking colorized coins was forever ruined. The first one I ever saw was this one.
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    Having watched the Drew Cary show a lot my mind immediately associated the Morgan with this.
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    Ruined.
     
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  9. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Don't worry, if anyone collects the Australian Lunar coins, they will quickly restore your ability to appreciate colorized coins. I love the dragon coins from 2012.
     
  10. tmoneyeagles

    tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer

    Reminds me more of Nikki, but I can see why Mimi would be more scarring.


    Impressive. How much do those run?
     
  11. wcoins

    wcoins GEM-ber

    So true, look at this one, how not to like it? $_57 (2).JPG
     
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  12. mas4492

    mas4492 Junior Member

  13. JPeace$

    JPeace$ Coinaholic

    I typically do not like colorized coins; however, I did buy one of the Australian Year of the Snake Coin, with the snake colored blue. I like it and in my book, it's a keeper. I didn't buy it as an investment. Call it a trial on purchasing a colorized coin and this one passed my test.

    I also signed up for the Great Lakes Collection from the Royal Canadian Mint. I received the Lake Superior Coin. It's very cool. There are different hues of blue for the different depths in the lake. It's another coin that I just want to own and don't care about any numismatic value.

    Wcoin, if you like the coloring in the coin you posted, that's really all that matters.

    Mas, that is a very cool AT ASE!
     
  14. wcoins

    wcoins GEM-ber

    Yup, like the coloring, I'd always prefer a colorized coin made many years ago by a 3rd grader than a fake toning coin made yesterday by a "coin doctor".

    I am not a big fan of colorozied coins overall, as this damages the coin, but with bullion coins I think it makes them more interesting. It doesn't hurt to have one in the collection, among the regular ones.
     
  15. EdGs

    EdGs Member

    My only colorized coin, sorry for the crappy pic
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  16. BadThad

    BadThad Calibrated for Lincolns

    I only own one.
     

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