2017 Silver Liberty Medal Set spotting
dmwest
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I have the 2017 Silver Medal Set as well as several of the 2017-P individual releases. All mine are slabbed by our host as First Strike. Several of these have developed spotting in white and orangish. When I put the slab under the microscope I see something that looks like crystals...has anyone seen anything like this before?
Don't quote me on that.
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@dmwest Blurry, but looks like milk spots.
Our host’s policy: https://www.pcgs.com/Silver-Coins-Spot-Policy/
An older article on the spots: http://news.coinupdate.com/milk-spots-on-modern-silver-coins-how-big-of-an-issue/
Also, doing a forum search will bring up several threads on the issue.
Just say no to silver, premium-rich graded coins. No guarantees.
Especially the 70s which will bite harder when they spot.
And in answer to your question, yes, I have seen this many times.
Classic milk spots, which really stinks. Sometimes I wish the Mint would just add an antique finish to these things to avoid the all-too-common spots that can develop.
Yep... the old milk spot problem.... The problem 'seemed' to have been eliminated for a while... now I have heard of it a few times lately.... Cannot be removed by any known method... yet. Cheers, RickO