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Message:: [QUOTE="Burton Strauss III, post: 3633156, member: 59677"]As kitty admits, these are old photos and Meow's skills have grown. If you really want opinions you'll need to unhoard them at least long enough to take good pics. Thoughts... Die cracks on Peace Dollars aren't unusual - the mint was grinding out coins for several years to recoin the Pittman silver and the British lend-lease. Quantity over quality is something a hoarding cat can understand, right? But it's definitely fun to see them all and play the thought game of "how many MORE coins could be struck before the die exploded" ANACS yellow is an interesting beast. When they bought it from Anderson Press (blue), there was a concerted effort to improve the quality of the grading. The problem is once you've trashed your reputation, it's hard to gain it back. They've waxed and waned over the years since with how strict they are. I personally love the old ANACS and also the variety of holders and labels over the years. But I'm weird. 1923 Peace, with 30m mintage isn't rare, so a milk spot is going be a bigger hit than on a rarer coin. For me, the question is why it appeared and I can't figure anything other than dipped and improperly neutralized. If that's the case - and I'm not the expert - it needs to be cracked out and conserved, but it might not end up with the same grade, esp. if the spot is now permanent.[/QUOTE]