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merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 02:58 am Just curious... the painted quarters that were released into regular circulation, when you come across them now days, how are they (the paint) holding up? Any flaking or noticeable wear on the coloured surfaces? Les Report this Post to the Staff

neweden Valued Member Canada 272 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 11:27 am This is a good question. It seems to me that finding any coloured quarters these days is very hard, the remembrance poppy turns up every once in a while but try finding any of the Vancouver olympics, I havent seen one in months. On the poppy quarters any I have found still have the red colour but it seems to fade over time. Report this Post to the Staff
collectall Pillar of the Community Canada 610 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 2:57 pm The colour does come given time in circulation. The only good examples I have are in my mint sets. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 7:09 pm Which leads to another related question... will the red colour fade with time, even in your mint set? I guess the answer depends on the level of UV exposure and/or the quality of the pigment in their paints? Only time will tell I guess. Les Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 7:17 pm Sadly, the coloured coins that I find in circulation are always more faded than the "uncirculated" coins that I have in my mint set ... yah, it is only a matter of time before the color fades away ... hey, but on the bright-side, that 2004 "test-token" set will always go up in value => apparently, it's worth $50 today (hmmm, onlt 9,543 minted) => bring-it! Report this Post to the Staff
Gecko Valued Member Australia 278 Posts	Posted 07/29/2011 12:16 am I found one here in australia, it has the pink ribbon on it. It is now in my album keeping safe and well. Report this Post to the Staff
hopping_rabbit Valued Member Canada 235 Posts	Posted 07/30/2011 10:21 am I wish this trend would go the way of the dodo.....not that I am into animal extinction but these quarters are abominations in my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 07/30/2011 3:30 pm Yah, I'm not a huge fan of the Canadian painted quarters either ... I was very happy that the Canadian Mint swapped the annual painted coins for non-painted coins in 2011 (example => the baby coin, the party coin, the wedding coin, etc, are no longer color painted coins in 2011) ... the painted coins were a bit like really bad Grade 5 art-class designs (geeky Santas, teddy bears, etc) => zero "class" The "Bird Series" are the only painted quarters that are "okay" and even those are pretty tacky Report this Post to the Staff
nova numismatic Valued Member Canada 60 Posts	Posted 07/31/2011 2:05 pm I have some circulated painted quarters kicking around and these are definitely showing some wear. Report this Post to the Staff
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