About those Highland Mint Super Bowl 52 Flip Coins

What are Super Bowl Coins made with?

Since Super Bowl 41 the Highland Mint Super Bowl Two Tone Flip Coins are no longer made with .999 silver. When the price of silver and gold went up, the Highland Mint went to using a silver plating on the two tone flip coins. The other Super Bowl coins they offer use only a base metal as the base for the coin.

To Gold Plate or Not to Gold Plate that is the Question
For Super Bowl 52 only the Highland Mint Two Tone Super Bowl Flip Coins were gold plated. The other gold Super Bowl coins sold by the Highland Mint are now gold flashed, rather than gold plated.

What’s the difference between gold plating and gold flashing?
Gold flash is mainly just for color and is usually from 5 micro” to 10 micro” thick as opposed to go,d plating which usually runs from 12 to 65 micro” thick. Even the way the Super Bowl 2-Tone Flip Coins are being gold plated seems to be less detailed then in previous year. Take a look at the side by side of the Super Bowl 49 two tone flip coin and the Super Bowl 51 two tone flip coin and decide for yourself.

 

Super Bowl Two Tone Flip Coins
Comparison of Super Bowl 49 & Super Bowl 51The Two Tone Flip Coins

 

Super Bowl Flip Coins May Not Be a Smart Investment

4 Reasons To Avoid Investing In Commemorative Coins
Published by: Eric Sepanek

Since the 1960s, commemorative coins have been issued by various companies advertising themselves as “mints” while indirectly representing their coins as viable investments. Although commemorative coins are beautifully designed and themed after admirable individuals (U.S. Presidential commemorative coins, for example), momentous events in history, or landmarks to make them even more attractive to collectors, they may not be considered good investments. In fact, the old adage that looks can be deceiving applies especially to commemorative coins.
Little, if any, gold or silver used

Something touted as being commemorative gold coins sounds like an investment-worthy product, but don’t buy into this, don’t let the word “gold” fool you. It is a powerful and persuasive word used by companies selling commemorative coins to influence consumer behavior. Be aware that items said to be gold are typically “gold-plated” and have such a thin, nearly imperceptible layer of gold covering them that it costs more to refine the items than the item is actually worth. This also goes for “plated” and “layered” commemorative silver coins as well. Continue reading “Super Bowl Flip Coins May Not Be a Smart Investment”