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MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,205 ✭✭✭✭✭

If this has been discussed before I apologize. Is the US Mint the only mint to have problems with milk spots, or have other world mints had problems also?

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,367 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MWallace said:
    If this has been discussed before I apologize. Is the US Mint the only mint to have problems with milk spots, or have other world mints had problems also?

    Canadian silver mapleleaf coins have this same problem.

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  • lermishlermish Posts: 3,242 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There have been some Mexican Libertads with this issue over the last few years.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Chinese Pandas and Australian Roos as well

  • MetroDMetroD Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 1, 2023 9:59AM

    As others have noted, The Royal Canadian Mint also had this problem with the SML.

    They introduced a 'fix' back in 2018 called "Mintshield". Not something that I buy, so I cannot provide any first-hand accounts of impact.

    Edited to add: "as others have noted".

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

    older silver maples were the worst. not a problem if buying for bullion only. Actually sometimes a discount for what is still a pure oz of silver.

    Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

  • Milk spots dont bother me when I'm looking for affordable fillers, well unless one of my coins that didnt have them when I bought it suddenly gets them, but ... so far im lucky that they have not

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @percyb said:
    One day collecting milk spotted coins will be the rage.

    Natural toning.

  • Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2, 2023 2:59AM

    AT. It was caused by the mint not cleaning the blanks. Nice. Now onward with the AT NT discussion🤠

    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

    white toning? lol

    Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jzyskowski1 said:
    AT. It was caused by the mint not cleaning the blanks. Nice. Now onward with the AT NT discussion🤠

    I believe it's so NT or all AT. Have at it?

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