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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2888766, member: 112&quot;]As I pointed out previously - they always have. The problem began when they started minting bullion coins in 1986, it is not something new.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, pretty much everybody has heard that. And then repeated it over and over again in various articles and on all the coin forums. But the theory originated with the US Mint itself almost 20 years ago when they suggested that the planchet wash solution might, stress might, be the problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, as I explained in post #75 it is very unlikely that the planchet wash solution has anything to do with it and that it is not what causes the milk spots. And if that explanation is not enough to convince you then consider this. </p><p><br /></p><p>Shortly after the US Mint offered that possible theory they changed the planchet wash solution they used in an effort to solve the problem. However it didn&#039;t change anything, the problem still exited. What&#039;s more they have changed the washing solution a couple of more times since then. And yet the problem still exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to that consider that the milk spot problem is not unique to the US Mint, mints in other countries experience exactly the same problem.And while I do not know it for an absolute fact I think it reasonable to assume that those other mints use different planchet wash solutions than what the US uses. And still the problem exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of these things being said it leads you, or at least it leads me, to only one logical conclusion - the planchet wash solution IS NOT what is causing the milk spots. And if that&#039;s not it, then what is left ? And I&#039;ve answered that in previous posts - the problem lies in the silver itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I correct ? Dunno, might be might not be. But I do think it is perfectly reasonable and logical given what we do know that it is not the planchet wash solution.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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