Milk Spots On SAE

bigd349

Would milk spots on a SAE drop the grade? Lets say I have an eagle with a couple of tiny spots on it, would that drop the grade downward, or it doesn't matter.

Dave

DesertRat

I have several slabbed SAE's with milk spots that are MS-69. Not sure if they would downgrade or not.

UncleWiggly

I wouldn't think so. A few I have look like someone brushed their teeth over them.


Jerry

airplanenut

It should. Sometimes they show up after slabbing--those are grade guarantee candidates.

Bochiman

If they aren't too many, too obtrusive, etc, then they won't drop the grade (aside from MS70).
They are not appealing though, so if sight seen, most won't pay full price. Technically, however, PCGS/NGC won't regrade lower due to them.

CoinHusker

I am really ! We were looking over our Silver Eagle collection tonight and discovered that 8 of our 20 PCGS MS69 ASE's have now developed mlk spots. Some small, some large. And they have all turned in their slabs. Can this be prevented? What's our recourse other than buying replacements?

meos1

Buy more or conserve at NCX

airplanenut

<< <i>I am really ! We were looking over our Silver Eagle collection tonight and discovered that 8 of our 20 PCGS MS69 ASE's have now developed mlk spots. Some small, some large. And they have all turned in their slabs. Can this be prevented? What's our recourse other than buying replacements? >>

Send the coins to PCGS--they'll take care of you.

NumisMe

Those spots are the sole reason that the SAEs will never again be graded MS70.

meos1

Those spots are the sole reason that the SAEs will never again be graded MS70

Sure you will on the non-milk spotted exaamples that are better than a 69

Bochiman

Jeremy,
I disagree.

A minor spot won't drop it from MS69. I would love to be wrong but I believe that HRH mentioned this a year or two ago in the Q&A.
So, telling someone to send them in for a grade guarantee is $25 each coin, right? Refunded IF PCGS agrees and downgrades the coin. You lose that $25 PLUS shipping each way anyway if they don't agree.

So, I would be damn certain that it would downgrade before sending them in.

Btw....Jeremy, do you have/collect SAEs?