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It looks like the US Mint will start doing colorized coins

kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 25, 2020 10:34AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Once that Pandora’s box has been opened, it’s going to be hard to close!

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,883 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 25, 2020 10:43AM

    Color coins? Actual Toned coins by the Mint? That would definitely be breaking news! Love it. <3

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  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,130 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yeah that is a Pandora's box. Take the RCM...the number of colorized coins has gone through the roof over the last decade or so and alot of the 'collections' are really hokey. Don't get me wrong, some of them are very attractive and I do own some but many are not worthy collectibles, just marketing kitsch IMO. Still they must sell a lot of them as they continue to make them. It would be sad for the US Mint to travel down this path and I hope they do not.

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,814 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If the US Mint is willing to open that Pandora's Box, I can assure you that they have no plans of ever closing it.

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,883 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 25, 2020 10:58AM

    This thread will be turning into my recent thread/poll about "Toned Coins". Clearly, the final polls showed an overwhelming vote for the toned coins, rather for the non-toned coins. In which, the Mint is taking a liken to as well.Lol 🌈🌈🌈🌈

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,504 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am sure there will be a lot more coins for flippers. Count me out.

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,883 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 25, 2020 11:02AM

    In the not so distant future, I can see our dear Host grading these special looking coins in their own little category. I think, that would be awesome! ;)
    How about it, PCGS?

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hopefully they will be proof so I won’t need them for my half dollar unc registry set.. 😵

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 25, 2020 11:40AM

    Very interesting...just not sure what to think here.

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,907 ✭✭✭✭✭

    More junk!

  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They announced they were doing this some time ago. I don’t have a problem with them doing it but I’ll never buy/own one. But some people like them so more power to them. Considering we will never get out of memorializing presidents in circulating coins at this point, the designs will just stay rather staid and boring and trying to minimize offending people.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,172 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Was there a public survey on this? How can a coin be graded if the engraving is covered in krylon? Peace Roy

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,417 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    I am sure there will be a lot more coins for flippers. Count me out.

    I don't know. It's nearly impossible to flip RCM products and the mintages are down right infinitesimal on some of those products.

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :'(

  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 25, 2020 1:01PM

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    I am sure there will be a lot more coins for flippers. Count me out.

    I think the flippers will be stuck with them.

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk! A huge pass.......

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,397 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was guessing this wouldn't be far behind after the privy marks (also introduced earlier by Canada)

    Seems like the US Mint is following world Mints now.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,397 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 25, 2020 3:05PM

    The US has 1 more step to go beyond colorizing, which is to license trademarked logos and characters like the following.

    I know some B&M dealers that can't wait for the US Mint to do this because these are the coins their YNs want.


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  • PocketArtPocketArt Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well, I guess that's one way for US mint to eliminate milk spots... :D

  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All we can hope for is the aftermarket colorizers successfully sue the mint to not do it.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,397 ✭✭✭✭✭

    At least they are going to be round and colorized!

    I think they should just make a large dollar sized basketball coin out of copper. It would be the right color without the need for paint / enamel.

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  • NicNic Posts: 3,398 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:
    Once that Pandora’s box has been opened, it’s going to be hard to close!

    Is your post from the real US Mint?

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,397 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Nic said:

    @kiyote said:
    Once that Pandora’s box has been opened, it’s going to be hard to close!

    Is your post from the real US Mint?

    Check out this USMint.gov press release:

    https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-hosts-ceremonial-strike-of-2020-basketball-hall-of-fame-commemorative-coin-program-coin

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  • NicNic Posts: 3,398 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you Zoins. That sucks.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,504 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 25, 2020 2:01PM

    The more they issue this stuff, the further away from it I get. Of late I have collecting coins of the ancient Roman emperors. Some of them were much more colorful than any modern colorized coin. For some some them reading about their lives is like going to an R-rated movie.

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,035 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :s

  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yikes!


    Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...



  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yuck...but then again I haven’t purchased directly from the US Mint in 25 years, so I guess I really don’t care.

    Dave

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  • FullStrikeFullStrike Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭

    I suppose that one day we can expect Full Color, Curved , and crafted out of Fine Porcelain ? Wonderful.

    I've often thought the Artists Illustrations of new Coin Designs looked too much like Dinner Plate Art.

    Move over Franlin Mint.

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Nic said:

    @kiyote said:
    Once that Pandora’s box has been opened, it’s going to be hard to close!

    Is your post from the real US Mint?

    It’s in the middle part of the official notification from the mint that I got in my Snail mail box. I was about to throw it away when I saw that part.

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pass.
    Lance.

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  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,328 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was out on the mints offerings as it was too much drama to buy dreck.
    Now I am doubly out.

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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I see no problem with it if it's well done. I may get the half and dollar if the price is reasonable.

  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,058 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Drama? What drama?

    @Cameonut said:
    I was out on the mints offerings as it was too much drama to buy dreck.
    Now I am doubly out.

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

    These varieties are just so much fun for album collectors to try and deal with :s

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It occurs to me that if the Mint released an ABA basketball colorized version, I might just buy that! B)>:)

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,509 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hydrant said:
    I already don't like them.

    YEA! Lets NOT like them before they're issued.
    I agree a hundred fifty per cent.
    (You thought I was gonna disagree).

    Pete

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't forget the 3-D Star Trek spaceships in 3 dollar denomination!

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  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It figures.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,417 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm all in favor. These are FUN for a lot of people.

    A lot of people felt that the proliferation of stamp types killed the stamp hobby. Actually, I think it was the negativity around the proliferation of stamp types that killed the hobby.

    Stamp guys are even more arrogant and self-righteous than coin guys. It's TRUE! You would go to a stamp show and some newbie collector would want to look at material that wasn't "classic" and they would actually get an earful from whichever old curmudgeon happened to be within earshot. It really turned off a lot of people.

    You don't have to buy it. But we should at least embrace the crossover potential.

  • savitalesavitale Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll wait to see them before passing judgement. I think some of the colorized coins look quite nice, actually.

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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those Austrian silver/niobium coins are very nice. I have a complete set. But I don't consider them to be colorized. They are composed of two different metals. Luxembourg also has a nice version of these, struck by the Austrian Mint.

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2020 9:45PM

    Although I have no interest in collecting these things, I applaud the Mint's willingness to explore new directions.

    And to give you a sense of how wild this can get ( in a good way ), check out the 2020 COTY winners here:

    https://coinsweekly.com/coin-of-the-year-award-2020-here-are-the-winners/

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  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,058 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka said:

    check out the 2020 COTY winners

    Wow, I didn't realize there was a Coin of the Year!

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,172 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yup, some creative juices flowing thru those coins. Peace Roy

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