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Valued Member
United States
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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Is this worth anything? Ofcoarse I know its an ounce of silver but this guy wants 50 bucks for it. Good price? 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Cory. With collectors no these have no value over the ounce of silver and the small ASE premium. I have one myself but picked it up for less than $25. If you want one you can get them for much less than $50. |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thank you so much. I didnt even know if I put it under the rite topic. Ive read that being colorized automatically reduces value. Thanks again
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
 I'm still trying to get my head around these colorized Eagles. WHY? Just WHY? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Because some people actually pay $50 for them twslisa
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
I guess they must. I've been touring the local coin shops just to try to get a feel for dealers (and blow my initial collection budget--mission accomplished), and most of them have a few for sale. I didn't look at the pricing, so I dunno if anybody was asking $50.
My grandpa's collection did include a peachy-colored Georgia quarter. Obviously treated. He put it in a vinyl flip for some other coin (the insert says 1949S, VF, 20¢--I'm guessing penny).
I suppose there might be a small premium as a novelty item? Should I bother putting it in an archival quality flip?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
On another forum, some more than dozen years ago, I had a giveaway. Question was,
what coin of any denomination, do I detest the most?
It took many guesses, but someone scored a 50D with 'colorized'.
9/11 recovery coins were a close 2nd.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4901 Posts |
If you can buy it near melt then try an acetone soak to get the ugly off...
DEFINITELY do not pay a premium for it...
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
This is junk silver of the worst kind.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
12296 Posts |
I'm not a big fan of colorized coins, but, in cases such as this, they do not elicit in me the strong feelings experienced by others. I don't see the harm in a private company adding a bit of color to a common coin for the purpose of creating a small piece of art that some will enjoy owning. Do I think it's an improvement on the original design? No. Would I pay a strong premium to own one? No! Do I think it's a crime against all that is good and just about coin collecting? Absolutely not! I would feel differently if someone was taking true numismatic delicacies and altering them, but that's not what happened here (or with the thousands of Statehood Quarters that have been colorized). We're talking about common coins that will never carry strong numismatic premiums. What harm is there in having a few thousand of them colorized for those that appreciate them in their "enhanced" state? Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I weep a little whenever I see these. I weep a lot whenever I see these being sold at a premium.
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Moderator
United States
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Well said, commems.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Commems, the problem isn't that some huckster is destroying our numismatic heritage by paining on (or applying a sticker to) a common coin.
The problem is someone is touting this as an "investment" or "collectible" worth $50. And once someone gets burned like this, they shy away from our hobby, which is NOT what we want.
If someone offered to sell this to me for $1.00 plus melt, and described it as a piece of terrible art, I would decline the offer, but have to agree that at least they are being intellectually honest. Putting this "art" in a capsule, and a box, and trying to get $50 for it might be capitalism at work, but it is not good for the future of the hobby.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Like them .. or not like them .. They are still part of the hobby. Many dealers will pay less for one of these, than a original ASE. Sometimes there is a opportunity to pick these up for less then a original. There is no way I would spend anywhere near $50 for one. As mentioned the color can be removed by putting the coin into acetone for 2 or 3 weeks.    Or just put them into your treasure box .. to add some color   |
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