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Marv New Member United States 33 Posts	Posted 09/24/2006 03:35 am As a collectible I would say I wouldn't like them. However, as an adornment, I really like(love) the ones I have. I get compliments all the time. Especially the belt buckle as it gets more viewing. I picked them up at the yearly "Harvest Festival" (craft show) two years ago. http://www.harvestfestival.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 09/24/2006 04:46 am quote: Originally posted by toast I am looking at the latest brochure from Downies offering me ONE Colourised 1oz Silver USA legal tender dollar coin with Elvis in Las Vegas...for $69.50 Then I noticed, just underneath that advertisement I can get a set of four 1oz silver eagles with FOUR different color pictures of Elvis for $159.95 for the set, these are celebrating 25th Anniversary 1977-2002. And under that advertisement is TEN legal tender 2002 Tennessee quarter coins with colored pictures of Elvis. These are "Officially approved by Gracelands.", whatever that means. the complete set of 10 coins is for sale at $99.95 Over done? Not yet...the next page has a set of THIRTY TWO coins. THIRTY ONE of them colourised Half Dollars plus a "bonus" shing JFK Half dollar Reverse. "The officially approved issue, authorised by Elvis Presley Enterprises, 31 of the 32 coins carry an image from one of the King's 31 feature films..." This set is selling for $349. Oh my! Surely if they really put in some effort they could have come up with a few more! Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 09/24/2006 05:00 am Marv - I have to say that is a mighty impressive belt-buckle you have there! Report this Post to the Staff
mrcoin Valued Member United States 199 Posts	Posted 09/24/2006 09:57 am "Colorised" coins can be fun as long as it does not ruin a perfectly good (collectible) host coin but I really like the very unusual and most delightful pieces of Victorian jewelery, usually made from a silver coin. The amount of time and quality of craftsmanship that went into making these pieces was incredible, since before being enamelled the coin had to be hand engraved and the reverse design cut out. These recesses were then filled with paste made from ground up glass that was then heated in a kiln until the glass melted and fused. These brooches/coins were fashionable for a time during the turn of the nineteenth century. If you find a double sided enameled that is rare indeed. (Just how did they do that?) Just delightful! Report this Post to the Staff
CiScO Valued Member United States 458 Posts	Posted 09/24/2006 10:16 am Colorised, or painted coins that is done after they leave the mints don't do anything for me. If they were a perfect coin before painted, afterwards are now worthless, ruined . Now if they colorised by a mint, now that is a different matter. Would I buy one? probably not, I guess it would depend on the coin & subject on it. On the other hand, I purchased a 2003 Silver Maple Hologram Set at the last FUN show in Ft. Lauderdale. Now those guys fascinate me. Incredibly beautiful to this day. In fact I'm here looking at them again and I'm here saying wow wow wow---Can't figure out how our Canadians brothers created this process, veeerrryyy impressive!! Report this Post to the Staff
Silver-coins New Member Netherlands 8 Posts	Posted 09/24/2006 10:33 am quote: Originally posted by Marv As a collectible I would say I wouldn't like them. However, as an adornment, I really like(love) the ones I have. I get compliments all the time. Especially the belt buckle as it gets more viewing. I picked them up at the yearly "Harvest Festival" (craft show) two years ago. http://www.harvestfestival.com/ That would be a nice thing to use counterfeit dollars for.. Like the counterfeit 1804 dollars I have... Report this Post to the Staff
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