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Valued Member
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@sly, the difference in coloration is almost always explainable by surface toning due to environmental or chemical exposure. As to the doubling, your pics are a bit too dark for me to be sure, but it looks most like damage with what I am seeing currently.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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@Slymer: Thanks for posting, but I'm afraid your images are too out-of-focus/blurry to get an accurate sense of what might be happening on the coin.
Any chance of brighter, clearer images?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Nothing you have described is an error.
Discolouration happens after the coin is struck and
even if you have a Doubled Die, that is a Variety.
Will need clearer photos to see the detail.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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For me, the pics are too dark to evaluate.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Coin tarnish. The Coins in areas where a higher sulfur content is in the air will tone yellow in color. So if the coin was toned, that would be normal. If someone altered a coin (with color or damage) it is not a mint error. It is an altered coin. No premium for an altered/damage/plated/painted or what else they do to a coin. Not a premium to a serious collector.
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United States
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plated and then colorized? Not damaged, vandalized...
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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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People do this to sell to others that think they will be valuable in the future. If there were any error or variety on the coin, the plating or paint just rendered this coin to face value.
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United States
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@sly, thx for adding those new pics. They really help. I wonder if the after-market colorization process is what is making some of the lettering looked doubled.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Normally a colorization must not double the strike letters. IMO
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the help coin aficionados! Quick question question: did they print colorized State Quarters as a commemorative set or are these people modifying/vandalizing these coins to make a quick buck ? I received this coin in my change at a store so I wasn't duped out of my money but I guess it's back to square zero for me then huh |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Colourized coins were not produced by the mint, so yes, some third party damaged them post mint by plating then painting them. Value: 25 cents.  |
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the mint does not 'print' coins - they are 'minted' hence the name of our money making institution (US Mint). And No the Mint does not produce coins like this, they are an aftermarket product. One that is made to sell at inflated prices to unsuspecting buyers thinking they are getting something rare and special.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Manny companies do this this. Is for fun and market funny coins. No add value. Some are very nice and for 25 cent nothing to loose, still face value, anf if you like keep for beauty you like.
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