Has the silver eagle spotting mystery been solved?
MGLICKER
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Just listed a spotted MS70 coin (noted as such). Wondering if the cause has been determined. Seems like the brain trust has been wrestling with the issue for a generation.
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<< <i>Many attempts....lots of threads.....no firm resolution - problem continues. Best option, acetone rinse upon receipt of coin..... personal experience shows that works....might just be luck though since I did not have a control group. Cheers, RickO >>
Other have suggested this, too. I think I remember from way back when they think the rinse of the planchets at the mint was where the issue starts.
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I took my 2015 proof ASE's to co-habitat with their brothers and sisters, and spot checked (<---pun, haha) about 2-3 dozen proof and uncirc ASE's from 1986 to present, and *none* had any spotting. Checked about a dozen silver proof sets from 1999 to present, same thing. There's some hazing on the silver proof commems in a couple of prestige sets, but those weren't purchased new, and have no idea how they were stored previous to my ownership. (A couple has mildew problems when I bought 'em.) I didn't check any ASE bullion.
It seems odd that for all the complaints I've read over the years, that not a single coin I have (that I know of) exhibits the problem.
Am I alone in this? Do I have some magical anti-milk-spotting powers?