Milk spots on silver maple leafs

t_y

Does milk spots affect how PCGS grades a coin? Affected coins are graded or are body-bagged?

MetroD

@t_y said:
Does milk spots affect how PCGS grades a coin? [...]

Welcome.

"When initially grading modern silver issues, PCGS will deduct for spots that are already evident."
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Jzyskowski1

Welcome. No third party grading service guarantee against milk spots forming after encapsulation and milk spots are known to grow. There’s no real conservation available. They are nasty little problems 😉

ricko

@t_y .... Welcome aboard. Yes, milk spots detract from grade... are not removable and will grow. Cheers, RickO

MsMorrisine

No body bag

Why grade a maple leaf? Is it out of the ordinary for a 1 ounce leaf?

GRANDAM

Canada started treating their silver blanks in some kind of rinse a few years back. Since then I have had no spots on Maple Leafs.

MsMorrisine

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t_y

thanks all

Why certify? There are about 60 sets on the registry. I have a complete collection, if all my coins receive a grade, I am at least 2nd place. thinking about it. Also, some years deserve certification because they are quite scarce.

Che_Grapes

I think the question of whether they grow after encapsulation is debatable. A milk spot is simply an area of soap residue that became struck into the coin. Not sure how this “grows” when the size of the soap stain is finite and once stuck is part of the coin. It’s frozen in time once encapsulated.

Jzyskowski1

@Che_Grapes said:
I think the question of whether they grow after encapsulation is debatable. A milk spot is simply an area of soap residue that became struck into the coin. Not sure how this “grows” when the size of the soap stain is finite and once stuck is part of the coin. It’s frozen in time once encapsulated.

How do you explain milk spots appearing in a slab and more appearing later? 😉