Acrolite - I guess I misspelled it in the heading, sorry!

They aren't particularly collectable because Ludwig made zillions of them (partly as the snare only student learner kit). But they are certainly playable!

The color varies across the years. Today it is galaxy sparkle. Cool1 Over time it has varied. Different shades. I'm not sure where to point you to a summary with colored examples.

Blue/Olive badges tend to sell for a bit less than older ones.

The resale value will most likely go down if you have it repainted, even professionally. But you can have some great paint jobs done.

it's your drum, and they're everywhere.

paint it. just spend the time to do it right.

was a acro ever orange gold color from factory?

I've never heard of one which was factory orange gold. But using the theory "Ludwig created exceptions to every rule we try and formulate" they could have. But how would you know what was factory without access to the original paperwork?

provenance is what makes all the theory facts ty

I painted one orange gold once. Seriously. It was a HOK Boyd Coddington candy orange. Looked awesome

Seems Acrolites are gaining in value the last six months or so.

Keystone badged and 70s models in excellent condition are getting $100 to $300 in a completed search I just ran. You could get them all day for less than $100 a year ago.

Someone let the cat out of the bag! The secret's out! :p