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1. Re: removing ASE spots

   

   Comment by 57loaded · November 7, 2013 2:22AM · Home› Precious Metals

   << <i>Oh man, I was just putting away a few coins in the safe and pulled out a few PCGS PR70DCAM Proofs from the 25th Anv set and they have milk spots!!! Dadgum! Didn't I read that PCGS wont guarantee milk spots anymore? Hmm...now what??? >> If it's worth more raw than spotted, even if a PR70DCAM you have little to lose by…

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   Comment by PerryHall · November 4, 2013 8:40PM · Home› Precious Metals

   Are milk spots more likely on a coin that's been put in a slab than on a raw coin? Are milk spots more likely on proofs than on uncirculated examples? Thoughts and experiences?

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   Comment by BAJJERFAN · November 5, 2013 12:04AM · Home› Precious Metals

   << <i>Are milk spots more likely on a coin that's been put in a slab than on a raw coin? Are milk spots more likely on proofs than on uncirculated examples? Thoughts and experiences? >> They are already on the coin as soon as they leave the minting facility. The slabs don't cause the spots. If they did, one would expect…

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   Comment by Zubie · November 4, 2013 2:45PM · Home› Precious Metals

   Oh man, I was just putting away a few coins in the safe and pulled out a few PCGS PR70DCAM Proofs from the 25th Anv set and they have milk spots!!! Dadgum! Didn't I read that PCGS wont guarantee milk spots anymore? Hmm...now what???

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   Comment by BAJJERFAN · November 5, 2013 12:51AM · Home› Precious Metals

   << <i>Oh man, I was just putting away a few coins in the safe and pulled out a few PCGS PR70DCAM Proofs from the 25th Anv set and they have milk spots!!! Dadgum! Didn't I read that PCGS wont guarantee milk spots anymore? Hmm...now what??? >> Understandable that PCGS would rescind their guarantee since it is an as…

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   Comment by nibanny · November 4, 2013 1:03AM · Home› Precious Metals

   For what I know, there is no dip that can remove milk spots. Only "scraping" them will have some effect (and side effects!). I saw a video on YouTube a while back where they were trying with a rubber eraser on a Maple Leaf. It worked (I still have my doubts about it) I found the spots on ASEs (minor spots), Philhas (bad)…

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   Comment by Steve27 · November 2, 2013 6:52PM · Home› Precious Metals

   Milk spots are forever; learn to live with them.

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   Comment by BAJJERFAN · November 5, 2013 1:15AM · Home› Precious Metals

   << <i> << <i> << <i> << <i>Milk spots are forever; learn to live with them. >> Agree. They are part of the metal and the only way to remove them involves removing some surface metal which will ruin the coin. >> Not if you can find a way to reduce the oxidized silver back to its elemental state. >> How is that possible if…

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   Comment by PerryHall · November 2, 2013 8:26PM · Home› Precious Metals

   << <i>Milk spots are forever; learn to live with them. >> Agree. They are part of the metal and the only way to remove them involves removing some surface metal which will ruin the coin.

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    Comment by ricko · November 2, 2013 10:11PM · Home› Precious Metals

    Yep... unfortunately there is no way to remove milk spots.... at least none that have yet been discovered. I would like to have the the money that has been put into the efforts so far though... Cheers, RickO