Comments on: What are Colorized and Layered Coins? Should You Buy Them?

By: robert sylvester

robert sylvester — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:43:09 +0000

Can the coins be spent as regular quarters. Found five boxes in a thrift store for 20 dollars for all five, uncirculated (P/D) mint. Layered in gold and platinum.

By: Leslie Leroy Griffith

Leslie Leroy Griffith — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:01:45 +0000

Don’t know if they are worth anything or not – don’t really care. Bought 6 sets of colored coins in a wooden display case in 2006, 20th anniversary Silver Eagle.
Set includes: hologram; hologram with colorized background; 24 karat plated; golden hologram and colorized 20th anniversary. Plan to give to my children in 2026. Might not be worth anything, but they are beautiful.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 01:22:29 +0000

In reply to Tucker. I don't think this is the future of coin collecting... I see limited mintage only 500 and some how feel like 500 people are getting ripped off. The color is not worth twice the coin. I would welcome a mint issued coloring limited edition but do NOT try to fool me after I spend all this money on the regular. Just look at all those red white and blue painted as no one and I mean No one wants those things.

By: Tucker

Tucker — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:34:53 +0000

I completely disagree with that argument that colorized/enameled coins are only a novelty, and should not be taken seriously as a numismatic coin. Todays” colorized and enameled coins if done properly (and Germany Does) adds a new artistic dimension to the coin that only until recently has never before been obtainable. Weather the coin has been enhanced/altered by enamel, colorized, or antiqued process; one must admit that the results on some (not all) have been astonishing. For example the “Queen”s Beast” and the “Cleopatra” antique. In addition, “The Perth Mint” with it”s Lunar Series colorized coins. “The Chinese Panda” gilded coin. These are just a few that make me stop and take notice; and perhaps worth the slight extra premium paid. NGC did the correct thing by accepting, grading and slabbing these coins. This is the future of coin collecting.

By: blacie

blacie — Sat, 27 May 2017 21:25:55 +0000

I don’t know that imatters on certified grading affecting price, but I have a Silver Isle of Man where the cat is colorized and it is slabbed and graded by NGC a MS69 proof dcam. Any ideas if that would make a difference?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:37:52 +0000

Enamel coins are pretty, and some people like them. As you say, most modern coins lose value as a numismatic collectible, but they generally don’t enamel a rare coin!! Old enameled coins ARE highly collectible exonumia, and not overpriced. The process only allowed 1 side to be enameled, since the heating would melt the first side that was completed, but there are some, and how they did it beats me, although there are some guesses.