Colorized/Painted SAEs

xbob

Does anyone on these boards collect painted Silver American Eagles?

I don't mean to be insulting, but why?

I think the design on the SAE is really beautiful. Those painted ones are ruining a perfectly good coin, IMHO.

Everybody has there own reasons to collect things. I collect stuff others might consider junk too (cough.... arcade tokens).

If you do collect colorized/painted/pictured SAEs, and like them, lets see a pic of your favorite.

RotatedRainbows

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Everybody has there own reasons to collect things. I collect stuff others might consider junk too (cough.... arcade tokens).
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ibzman350

I'm not gonna admit that I own a few of those

to me itza ounce of silver that looks different



Herb

Prethen

I don't have any of these colorized coins, but I have to shamefully admit that some of them look quite pretty. Personally, if I could get one for the price of silver or a couple of times "face" for other types of coins, I would probably do so. One coin that I found particularly beautiful (nice job in colorizing it) is the Keel Boat nickel (I forget the company that sells them).

vega1

I had to calm myself before responding

You are right, IMO that is ruining a perfectly good coin (and wasting paint for that matter). I would never buy one just on principal. If no one ever bought one they would go away. However, drawing sharpie mustches on Frankies, now *thats* fun!

tlhoy

You don't like clowns on coins?

Proofquarter

I bought a 2000 SAE with a hologram and I still like it.

CardsFan

I won a colorized one at Dave and Buster's with my skee ball tickets. Sold it on e-bay for about $6.

flaminio

Might as well post mine. Personally colorized for me by my daughter, age 5:

xbob

<< <i>I won a colorized one at Dave and Buster's with my skee ball tickets. Sold it on e-bay for about $6. >>




Dave & Busters has these? That must have taken about 500,000 tickets!

Thanks to those posting pics. I am glad to see that the colored ones worked with the design rather than covering it up with Ronald Reagan, a yellow ribbon, or a firefighter. Nothing against those subjects, it's just a shame to hide the walking Liberty.

The blue one done by a 5 year old is precious. That's worth more than gold. (Can you tell I have kids too?)

edited to add: Umm, I was thinking about that blue coin and thought something frightening, "Look Daddy, you liked the coin I painted for you so much, I painted your whole collection for you."

To which you reply:

EJB

<< <i>Might as well post mine. Personally colorized for me by my daughter, age 5:

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I've got one like that, but about three times darker. 1987 MS65-PCGS.

Bochiman

Dipping SAEs with the easter eggs?

Prethen

I can't find a bigger picture of the colorized keelboat, but here it is (not mine)...

Prethen

Here's another interesting thread.

ER

Collect what YOU like, xbob, not what others think you should like.

TerrapinWill

I collect ASE's, and love the coin....I'll never understand why someone would want one painted. It's a shame to ruin such a nice coin.

USC

How about those gold and platinum dipped State Quarters?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>How about those gold and platinum dipped State Quarters? >>



I sell the gold-plated quarters in my antique mall booth. I won't stoop so low as colorized ASE's, though. I think they're an abomination.

Speakin' of quarters, though, if you know anybody who makes or distributes the gold-plated quarters, I need three or four of each of the 2004 issues (P-mint only)... I typically buy them at FUN for a buck each. I just need a few to round out the stock in the display case.

SlangNRox

Wonder if we'll ever see colorized $100 platinum eagles? Or even a gold plated platinum eagle

lordmarcovan

I already have, somewhere.

And... a colorized $10 Indian!!!

UncleWiggly

Everytime I would see these in a magazine I would say to myself that I sure hope one of my relatives doesn't give me one as a present. I thought that way right up until I openned this thread. For some reason I just changed my mind and now wish I had got a bunch of them as presents. Maybe I always did like them but couldn't get past the de-facing part. Well, I've bought AT Silver Eagles so why not buy a few painted ones too. I'm going to put them in bezels and hang them in my Christmas Tree. I did that with 4 other AT coins this past Christmas and they fit right in. Especially the green and red Morgan. However, I hope I never see a 1995-W Proof painted.



Jerry

USC

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Speakin' of quarters, though, if you know anybody who makes or distributes the gold-plated quarters, I need three or four of each of the 2004 issues (P-mint only)... I typically buy them at FUN for a buck each. I just need a few to round out the stock in the display case. >>



Collectors Allliance, Inc. sells gold and platinum plated state quarters through Home Shopping Network.

ychange

it's not a problem with defacing/devaluing a coin, as they are 1 oz. silver rounds basically, the problem is most all of the colorized pieces are butt ugly. i have no problem with wildly toned ASE's, unless they too are ugly.

maybe we'll have a nice astronomical bubble style run in PM prices over the next decade, and they'll all hit the melting pot when silver breaks $20/$25. we can only hope. ha.

some of the hologram pieces from the royal canadian mint are neat though, but i've yet to buy one. they've gotten into colorizing as well, even putting a colorized commem quarter into circulation last year.

if it adds to the coin, or *is* the coin, i don't mind the revolution of color or holograms, though i'd still pass on most of the pieces.