Milk Spots??

MisterBungle

So, it's snowing here in North-Central North Carolina,
and you can't find a gallon of milk anywhere!!

So let's see some silver with Milk spots!! It might
be the closest I'll get to milk until this stuff melts.

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deltadimeman

i wish it wasn't snowing on my pcgs graded proof silver roosevelt dimes !

SilverEagles92

<< <i>So, it's snowing here in North-Central North Carolina,
and you can't find a gallon of milk anywhere!!

So let's see some silver with Milk spots!! It might
be the closest I'll get to milk until this stuff melts.

~ >>



Only sleeting here in the 'burbs of Raleigh

BECOKA

I've got a couple of modern silver quarters in PCGS 70 slabs. No photos though. I had them in a bunch of stuff sent to Teletrade, good to see they actually look at this stuff before selling. They just sent it back without listing it.

COALPORTER

Has anyone gotten to the bottom of what causes milk spots?
Is it still a problem? I have some Mercury dimes that have spots just like that Rosie - Sure is annoying!

ricko

There have been lengthy threads, theories and studies done (do a search here), with no conclusive evidence presented as to cause. There seems to be no fix. I believe our hosts offered a substantial monetary reward to anyone who could provide a cure for milk spots. Russ stated that dipping the ASE's in acetone upon receipt prevented the spots from developing. Some never have the issue, others have been plagued with spots. Cheers, RickO

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>There have been lengthy threads, theories and studies done (do a search here), with no conclusive evidence presented as to cause. There seems to be no fix. I believe our hosts offered a substantial monetary reward to anyone who could provide a cure for milk spots. Russ stated that dipping the ASE's in acetone upon receipt prevented the spots from developing. Some never have the issue, others have been plagued with spots. Cheers, RickO >>



I believe the dip was EZest and not acetone. Acetone would do nothing for milk spots as I'm pretty sure the spots are NOT organic in origin.

19Lyds

No Milk today, my love has gone away............

ricko

Bajjerfan, you are correct in saying acetone will do nothing for milkspots. Russ recommended dipping them in acetone BEFORE milkspots developed... upon receipt of the coin from the mint. Cheers, RickO

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>Bajjerfan, you are correct in saying acetone will do nothing for milkspots. Russ recommended dipping them in acetone BEFORE milkspots developed... upon receipt of the coin from the mint. Cheers, RickO >>



Tho not specifically stated, my reply was addressing the pre-spotting since that was what the statement was about.

IIRC he used EZest and not acetone. Not sure if that was ever stated here tho or it was by PM. IMO acetone will do nothing for milkspots whether the coin is dipped BEFORE the spots are visible or not. Others have stated that by using a halogen bulb flashlight that one can see the spots BEFORE they become visible to the eye. At this point it might be possible to prevent their formation by dipping in EZest or other solvent/dip of one's choice. I have no ASEs with which to test this, but others are free to try.

19Lyds

Found one. Actually, I see this one a lot on Teletrade,

BECOKA

<< <i>Found one. Actually, I see this one a lot on Teletrade,

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This is why I no longer collect modern silver.