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Bedrock of the Community
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Even when I wanted to give a modern for a gift, given the choice between a nice coloured & an antique-finished piedfort, I went with the latter because the high relief & toned surfaces give a more classical medal look When giving gifts you have to shift from "Coin Collector" mode to "Normal Person" mode  . I know exactly which coin my grand daughter would rather have between those 2..........   |
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Canada
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In Canada, almost all of the commemorative coins issued for circulation recently have come in two versions, the coloured and the non-coloured, and are issued in such numbers that they are worth the same. In my mind, since they do indeed circulate, I am happy to get both versions. Generally speaking I like them. The colour does wear off rapidly in circulation so you better get them sooner rather than later.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I only buy coins that were colorized at the mint. As Dearborn mentioned the Perth Mint does an excellent job colorizing silver coins. Here are a few examples...     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with you, GLB49.  Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Use of color can enhance a coin, as seen in these US Mint commemoratives:    Not a fan of full colorization coins though some "challenge coins" I've seen are really well done. Edited by cptbilly
06/13/2026 12:11 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice ones, cptbilly.
Errers and Varietys.
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United States
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United States
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Quote:As Dearborn mentioned the Perth Mint does an excellent job colorizing silver coins. Here are a few examples... Very nice! |
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United States
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Use of color can enhance a coin, as seen in these US Mint commemoratives: The purple heart coin is an appropriate example. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thank you, jbuck.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859My silver Libertad collection https://goccf.com/t/491087#4493843 |
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United States
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Edited by mikev50
06/20/2026 5:28 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice example, Mike.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859My silver Libertad collection https://goccf.com/t/491087#4493843 |
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United States
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2001 P New York-- Very nice! |
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Portugal
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These easily lead to crimes against numismatics.
I have seen colorized coins here where the designer just did not care for proper relief. She was not a sculptor but a painter. The coin turned out very bad. More so because a version without color was also struck for sale and the bad design was even more obvious there.
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I have seen colorized coins here where the designer just did not care for proper relief. She was not a sculptor but a painter. The coin turned out very bad. More so because a version without color was also struck for sale and the bad design was even more obvious there. That is sad.  |
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