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Just wondering, Do foreign silver bullion coins have milk spot problems like...
Silver American Eagles do? I have a yearly set of 1 oz. Britannia's, Maple Leafs, Kook's, Panda's & Libertad's and haven't seen any spots yet but the problems the US Eagles are having has me a bit concerned. Has anyone seen any spots on theirs yet? If not, it must have something to do with how the Eagles are processed. -
Re: Just wondering, Do foreign silver bullion coins have milk spot problems like...
The Aussie Lunars and Kooks almost never have spots, the Chinese Pandas will have a minor spot on about 1 per 100 coins, the Canadian Maples will have spots about 5-10% of the time (depending on the date) and the Mexican Libertads will have spots about 20% of the time (depending on the date). Most common explanation is an… -
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Thanks John! A wealth of good information. -
Re: Just wondering, Do foreign silver bullion coins have milk spot problems like...
Cruzi's explanation about the Aussie coins makes perfect sense. They are far and away the highest quality bullion coins and almost never have spots or problems. The Chinese pandas also come with a "mint capsule" but are double sealed in a PVC pouch. If the internal capsule is not sealed real tight, PVC haze will develop… -
Re: Just wondering, Do foreign silver bullion coins have milk spot problems like...
I've seen the odd spot on a British coin, but nothing like the examples of ASEs in silvereaglecoins' link. -
Re: Just wondering, Do foreign silver bullion coins have milk spot problems like...
<< <i>I had some on an Australian Proof Chinese Lunar coin. The Perth Mint promptly replaced it with full apologese. Best customer service I have ever seen from a mint anywhere. >> WOW! Now that is service after the sale. All too often it seems as though a Mint disowns it's products as soon as they are purchased, (or at… -
Re: Just wondering, Do foreign silver bullion coins have milk spot problems like...
I had some on an Australian Proof Chinese Lunar coin. The Perth Mint promptly replaced it with full apologese. Best customer service I have ever seen from a mint anywhere. -
Re: Just wondering, Do foreign silver bullion coins have milk spot problems like...
The Australian Kookaburras, Lunar coins and Silver Kangaroos all have the planchets pickled in a mild acidic solution to ensure impurities are removed. Another factor that may help our coins is they all struck and packaged in an controlled atmosphere, minimising any dust, moisture and contaminants that could affect the…
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