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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 2614410, member: 77814&quot;]There&#039;s many 3rd party companies that take US Mint products and plate / paint / stamp / repackage etc them and resell them for higher amounts.</p><p><br /></p><p>These vendors are creating an &quot;artistic&quot; flair to the coins to get your attention and your money.&nbsp; Since they are in lower quantities than the &quot;actual US MINT&quot; production, one &quot;could say&quot; they are rarer.&nbsp; The reality is that they are a *damaged* US Mint product after the alteration.</p><p><br /></p><p>example of America Silver Eagles sold at a premium over a BU ASE ==&gt; <a href="http://coinsofamerica.com/eagles/colorized-eagles/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinsofamerica.com/eagles/colorized-eagles/" rel="nofollow">http://coinsofamerica.com/eagles/colorized-eagles/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>of course, in resale from the big online vendors, the painted eagles are considered damaged and sub-par quality and you can get a discount on them from a BU version.&nbsp; In essence you paid extra for an artistic representation, upon resale you lose that paid premium to an educated buyer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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