Colorized Coins

i didn't know anything about coins when I order them they came like that,it been awhile I can't remember where I purchase them from,I'm sharing now learning what I have to know ,i'll know how to purchase in the future.

Consider them a key to opening the truly enjoyable passion of coin collecting. If these are what sparked your interest it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, nor do you ever have to apologize for them.

There are millions of ways to approach coin collecting and the friendly and knowledgeable people on this site will help immensely in showing you a few of those paths.

I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing you all the best in whatever direction you plan for yourself.

For all I know you are the author of the book I buy ten years from now.

I ran into a coin collector who's personal collection consisted of almost all colorized coins. They are quite the talking pieces to show off. In my travels I've run into colorized State Quarters. They were quite popular at that particular show. I haven't personally collected them, but others do. Its all in what your looking for. Some of them are quite gorgeous. Takes quite a bit of talent to make them look that nice.

I've always wondered how they would look after going through a coin counting machine.
If those are hand painted, imagine the person that had the time for that.

Do they grade Canada color coins,it would be nice to see what shape these are just a thought.thanks

My principal enjoyment of coins & medals is as art; while I would not go out of my way to colorize a coin, or to acquire colorized coins, once I free myself from the utilitarian anchor concept of 'currency', I can see that colorization is a sensible extension of the coins'n'medals art form.

Not that it would have occurred to me on my own ...

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

It's all about $ shadz. A pure money grab by the types of companies that sell to the uniformed. Sure, some like them as an oddity but that is all they are and all they ever will be.

I get that, but why precious metal? It doesn't really add to the value like a canvas sack with a bit of oil paint on the side.

I like them myself and am painting my own circulation pocket change so not as exact as a needle with enamel in it. But I pull out the details differently for each coin. Like you could have the colored Lincoln 2009, but I colored the shield on the back of a 2010. Just the shield, none of the words.I could probably do the same with image editing of pics of coins and get better looking results but I like o paint and like the looks of it being different. So I can understand with everyday coins like State/ATB quarters, or mint issued commemoratives, but why doesn't someone put a stop to QVC or HSN or whatever it is called now that just takes older coins?

Westward Journey nickels, NA dollars, these are all something that have interesting designs that could be highlighted. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I like a precious metal coin to look less like a rainbow and more like "ooh shiny!"

I did have a thought one time after first hearing about plating coins and wondered why the mint didn't plate the denominations of coins to make them easier to find especially with all the State/ATB and other fancy designs so cashiers could easily just find the different color and know how much it is before asking: "There dollars are gold can we take them?", or "We don't take Euros."