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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2130251, member: 19065"]I don't think you can see how silly your reasoning is. You base this on shape and judge from that alone what is or isn’t a so called milk-spot. Upon no other investigation than an image and a circular-bias do you then suppose you’ve deduced this with absolute conviction.</p><p><br /></p><p>How does shape have anything to do with this? Be it a spot or a smudge of something, both were once in a more liquid state. Perhaps a rounder more defined circular or ovoid shape splashed or fell onto a coin at some stage of the coin’s production. Perhaps it was a liquid in full strength or of a greater viscosity allowing it to retain a more solid and circular shape. Perhaps it was a partially diluted or half rinsed away “spot” that was once more clearly roundish. If partially diluted or weaker in concentration, it may loose its shape under a rinse and become less round, taking on something like a smudge or a reticulated residue after what parts of the substance could evaporate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't be so superficially bound to your definition of these spots by shape. You too have presented nothing to prove that shape alone can be cited for what is or isn't related to what is a lay term, "milk spot". What's next, an ellipse is not a sphere? And shall we next be told that an ovoid "milk spot" is not perfectly round enough to be a "milk spot”, too?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2130251, member: 19065"]I don't think you can see how silly your reasoning is. You base this on shape and judge from that alone what is or isn’t a so called milk-spot. Upon no other investigation than an image and a circular-bias do you then suppose you’ve deduced this with absolute conviction. How does shape have anything to do with this? Be it a spot or a smudge of something, both were once in a more liquid state. Perhaps a rounder more defined circular or ovoid shape splashed or fell onto a coin at some stage of the coin’s production. Perhaps it was a liquid in full strength or of a greater viscosity allowing it to retain a more solid and circular shape. Perhaps it was a partially diluted or half rinsed away “spot” that was once more clearly roundish. If partially diluted or weaker in concentration, it may loose its shape under a rinse and become less round, taking on something like a smudge or a reticulated residue after what parts of the substance could evaporate. Don't be so superficially bound to your definition of these spots by shape. You too have presented nothing to prove that shape alone can be cited for what is or isn't related to what is a lay term, "milk spot". What's next, an ellipse is not a sphere? And shall we next be told that an ovoid "milk spot" is not perfectly round enough to be a "milk spot”, too?[/QUOTE]
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