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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1634408, member: 112&quot;]That is the prevalent theory, but nobody really knows. That theory has a problem though, the milk spots are in the metal itself - they cannot be rinsed or dipped off. And if it was a residue from planchet washing, that would not be the case.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some people are of the mistaken belief that an issue &quot;from the mint&quot; does not count against the grade. It most definitely counts against the grade, even the TPGs agree with that. </p><p><br /></p><p>People misunderstand that there is a difference between something counting against the grade, and the same something making the coin ungradeable. Planchet defects are a good example. Sure they will slab and grade a coin that has a planchet defect. But if that planchet defect is severe enough, the coin still becomes ungradeable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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