Colorized Coins

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."