Spots On A Proof American Silver Eagle / ASE

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,276
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/05/2009 08:25 am I have a 1987 Proof ASE that would grade 68 imo, but it has two milky white spots on it. My question is,can I dip it in e-Z-est or maybe acetone or will that damage it? Would you buy it with spots on it or pass it up all together? Thanks for your input. John1 Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/05/2009 1:26 pm Quote: My question is,can I dip it in e-Z-est or maybe acetone or will that damage it? E-Zest will likely not affect the spots unless you dip it long enough to wreck the luster. Acetone will not touch them at all. I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but those milk spots aren't going away. Large numbers of coins have been destroyed (some deliberately) by experienced people trying to make it happen. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/05/2009 4:12 pm I guess I will hang on to it until the price of silver goes way up then sell it for melt value . John1 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/06/2009 12:37 am It depends on how big and noticable those spots are. I've had coins with milky spots on them and made many attempts to get rid of them. As already noted that was not a really smart thing to do. Possibly they could have been removed but erroneous attempts does no coin any good. Report this Post to the Staff
Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 04/06/2009 01:28 am I once had an ASE with those spots. I have since given my ASE's away, but I imagine the spot remains. I asked a coin expert what to do about it, and he told me "leave it alone." He felt dipping it would only make matters worse. Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/06/2009 02:06 am Apparently from what other members told me before, these "milk spots" are a part of the planchet itself, and the only possible way (according to SuperDave or another member) is to "melt them," Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/06/2009 11:41 am Yes, the leading theory is that the milk spots are caused by improper removal of a planchet rinse solution- blame the US Mint A Silver Eagle may not have spots when you obtain the coin but they could develop over a period of time. I had purchased several certified(mainly NGC but one from PCGS) 2007W burnished Eagles at the beginning of 2008. They were all beautiful MS69s when purchased but I looked at the few I had left a couple months ago and the PCGS example had multiple milk spots Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,276

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: General Numismatic Forums Forum: Main Coin Forum

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.22 seconds to rattle this change.

Spots On A Proof ASE