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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2390989, member: 1892"]Milk spots are a non-natural alteration to the surface of a coin - <i>completely</i> unrelated to the natural process called either toning or tarnishing depending on the opinion of the writer - plainly the fault of improper planchet treatment/preparation on the part of the striking mint. A <b>failure</b>, plain and simple, and a detractor from both eye appeal and value. They normally appear early - sometimes even prior to leaving the mint - but can appear months or years down the road, if anecdotal data is to be believed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, PCGS will grade milkspotted coins. It's mentioned specifically in their grading standards for eye appeal. Here's a case I've no doubt was spotted when PCGS got it - I'm leaving the images as large as I can so you can clearly see the technical merit of the coin greatly exceeds the MS67 it received, and was downgraded for the spotting:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]491230[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]491231[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>All the scratches on the reverse were on the slab. It was, in my opinion, a slam-dunk technical 69 and I've seen worse in PCGS 70 slabs aside the spotting. It should have received an Environmental Damage Details grade or a bodybag (which is what they did when it was slabbed). If anyone's ever noted my disgust with TPG slabbing practices, well, here's one of the reasons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2390989, member: 1892"]Milk spots are a non-natural alteration to the surface of a coin - [I]completely[/I] unrelated to the natural process called either toning or tarnishing depending on the opinion of the writer - plainly the fault of improper planchet treatment/preparation on the part of the striking mint. A [B]failure[/B], plain and simple, and a detractor from both eye appeal and value. They normally appear early - sometimes even prior to leaving the mint - but can appear months or years down the road, if anecdotal data is to be believed. Yes, PCGS will grade milkspotted coins. It's mentioned specifically in their grading standards for eye appeal. Here's a case I've no doubt was spotted when PCGS got it - I'm leaving the images as large as I can so you can clearly see the technical merit of the coin greatly exceeds the MS67 it received, and was downgraded for the spotting: [ATTACH=full]491230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]491231[/ATTACH] All the scratches on the reverse were on the slab. It was, in my opinion, a slam-dunk technical 69 and I've seen worse in PCGS 70 slabs aside the spotting. It should have received an Environmental Damage Details grade or a bodybag (which is what they did when it was slabbed). If anyone's ever noted my disgust with TPG slabbing practices, well, here's one of the reasons.[/QUOTE]
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