2014 and the mint is striking new issues -- if no spots, have they already lost you?

MsMorrisine

How many have stopped collecting new coins, circulating or NCLT or both, due to the varying spot issues each has?


Could the mint get people back if the coins are issued spot free?

Now milk spots show up after, but perhaps they figure out prevention.

BAJJERFAN

I'll buy only to stack or flip, but not to collect.

lostincoins

I only collect current error coins and the spotts unless very bad do not matter that much.

ricko

Spotted coins are a bargain for stacking....ooooppss.. should not have said anything... Cheers, RickO

19Lyds

Huh?

Its not the mint's fault that folks over extended themselves buying MS/PR70 slabbed NCLT coins that spot after the fact.

For that matter, "milk spots" have been occurring on collector coins since the early 60's with no effect on the collecting communities future plans.

BillJones

I don't buy clad Proof sets any more, not because of spots, but because you lose money on them just about every year. If a collector wants, you can wait a couple years and buy it for less.

As for milk spots, I can't recall seeing very many of them on any of the coins that I leave in the mint packaging. I don't know if that has anything to do with anything, but that's been my experience.

MsMorrisine

If the mint figured out what caused milk spots and switched processes...

And what about business strikes? It's squared as hard to find a clean coin with no hits and not marks. I dream of the days of just no Spots wile hits are the only challenge.


And it is not only cents, I've even pulled quarters with spots regularly.