@cointree, not sure why someone would do this... I guess it's the same reason why people 'gold' plated Eisenhower dollars? I can't see an acrylic display of common coins being a showpiece worthy of display, but who knows?
It preserves the coin tarnish-free. And acrylic blocks are good paperweights.
I asked the owner of the local LCS about these gold and silver Canadian coins from the 1970's and 1980's. He said that no one wants them (collectors or stackers) and they go to the refiner.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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