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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 838942, member: 22143&quot;]Maybe getting off topic a bit, but this is a relatively high mintage coin meant for bullion buyers. I don&#039;t think the PCGS slab and marked with their mostly irrelevant &quot;first strike&quot; designation will make a lot of difference.&nbsp; Given the mintages of this coin and the fact that it is a MS69 I would not expect to get much more than spot for it.&nbsp; Of course the good news is that spot is a lot more now than it was in 2006.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>-------------</p><p><br /></p><p>It sounds as if the most common reason for these spots are due to some sort of metal contamination of the die or of the blank before the coin is struck.&nbsp;&nbsp; i.e. it comes down to quality control.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any &#039;06 coins, but I do have a couple of &#039;09 bullion and a proof &#039;09 buff and there are no spots.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it is a quality control issue then I would guess the spots would be limited to certain populations of the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s too bad these spots are not considered in the same terms as some sort of mint mistake or like toning on silver coins.&nbsp; If so, the coins could be a lot more valuable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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