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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2614526, member: 27832&quot;]To put it more bluntly:</p><p><br /></p><p>If I take a common 2016 Lincoln cent and carve my name into it, I&#039;ve just made it an <i>incredible rarity</i>, because there&#039;s only ONE in existence! But no knowledgeable collector will pay extra for this incredibly rare &quot;population 1&quot; coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>What if I carved some intricate, delicate design into it, and produced something beautiful? A few people might be interested in buying it -- but as a piece of art, or possibly because they hope to flip it for a higher price.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Plated</i> coins, on the other hand, aren&#039;t really even &quot;art&quot;, they&#039;re cheaply mass-produced. Some few people might think they&#039;re pretty or interesting, but the supply is always larger than the demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>The plated-coin market relies on naive buyers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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