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Trash or Treasure?
Onastone
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Did anybody buy a Silver Eagle with a Trump portrait painted over it? I've seen a few of those available but I passed. I've never bought any Eagle with any POTUS covering the front....but I was wondering, would that be a rarity or something for the junk drawer?
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Painted , hologrammed etc eagles sell at a discount normally
Probably a rarity suitable for the junk drawer. Most 3rd party-painted coins are marketed to non-collectors or beginner collectors.
Leave the politics out of it; any painted/hologramed/whatevered American Silver Eagle could be a momento, curiosity or keepsake, and might have personal value to the owner, but it won't appreciate in value any faster than a non-painted ounce of silver, and will be less liquid and harder to sell... this leads to the "discount" @bronco2078 mentions.
That makes sense. Come to think of it, now I remember seeing lots of two dollar bills with repainted fronts....politics, movies, states, Santa Claus.....it goes on and on. And there were painted state quarters too. I much prefer original artwork on money....celebrate the sculptor's design - period.
Ditto !!!
Yep.... painted or enameled coins are often given to coin collectors as gifts by well meaning, but not coin knowledgeable relatives or friends. Their value is normally at or less than the metal content (if a precious metal coin to begin with). I have an ASE with Liberty enameled... given by my Mother... which I will keep. Cheers, RickO