Milk Spots on Silver Coins EXPLAINED!

Would jeweler's pickling solution work to remove the oxide from heating with a torch?

So much for, "silver is silver" and "gold is gold" 😕. Good info but it is kind of discouraging. Seems like it's a loos, loos situaton. I mean i buy a coin for $25, and if you have to use them 5 to 10 years down the road and are milked spotted (something out of personal control) i MAY brake even or even loos( i mean fron 31 to 24 its a huge premium loos). Silver would have to hit $31 or 32 just to maintain my purchasing power. Kinda sounds like a hidden tax from the silver metal it self 😅. Now I have some thinking to do. Again, good info!

I just checked the other day I have milk spots on my 2021 Silver Eagle's, Maple Leafs, and Perth Coinage. Long story short, buy bars and junk silver for the spot value. Also buying crypto seems like a better option (at least I don't have to worry about my Bitcoin getting milk spots that will make one Bitcoin worth less than another due to manufacturer defect). Plus I don't have to pay a premium above market value.

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Jeez, looks like the queen had a wild and sticky party the night before.

You think alcohol might work

wow I have bought some leafs recently from 2013/2014 and they barely show any sign of milkspotting. One of them has a very small spot and thats about it.

The webshop I buy at however still buys them for the same price. All silver coins they buy 15% over spot, doesn't matter which mint which is why I just buy their older coins as they typically sell them for slightly less.

You can clean off milk spots using silver jewelry wipes.

Milk spots and toning are proof marks 😊

use a polishing compound kit

They need to come out with a better process to avoid milk spotting! The buying expense is high on these coins and then to have them devalued is ludicrous!

The safest, easiest, and fastest way to remove milk spot is to apply

Pure acetone

What about using an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner and see it it removes it

All my ASEs and Britannias have milk spotted. I’ve stopped collecting them all together. I just buy bars and constitutional silver now.

Ugly milk spots which most mints don't care

Borax is known to dissolve in hot sulfuric acid and silver will not be harmed in the process. I have not tested this theory yet on coins.

There are coin dealers that don't care about milk spots, they will pay U the same as clean ones... Shop around U will find them

Unfortunately with Perth Mint I've only ever seen them get milkspots after grading. Seems to be fine in original mint capsules.

I ordered a coin today, milk spots front and back. I'm going to clean it with Rembrandt toothpaste, probably do a video of it next week. I think I would have tried Red Rouge before I would use the eraser.

Just add cereal to a bag of milk spot coins, it should soak them right up.

I haven't checked out part of my Star Wars and Marvel silvers in a while.... to my surprise and shock, Yoda and Mando is covered in milk spots. My Kruger's, Philharmonic's, and plenty more are Milky. I'm devastated. Even though i have no plans to sell, my heart is broken. It doesn't seem fair. Evidently, it's no fault of the customer.... it's something that happens during minting. I spent good money on these (what were) "pristine" coins, and now they're just ugly. Not to mention the loss in value. Something's gotta be done!

2003 Australian kookaburra in sealed case was apparently not one’d by dealer to check it was silver has some small milk spots 👀 most on queen side but small on the rim too I’ve left it alone

i hope this ok too post im 52 some reason i dont even know why just started collecting coins. ive noticed white spots on a lot of coins i bought. but i dont care my god aint coins beutiful

My question is that was the Milk Spot exposed already when received, or after a period of time stored.

Use sonic jewellery cleaner machine

Why don’t you touch the coins with your hands?

What about ultrasonic cleaner?

Please review that EZest. See whats up

Jewellers rouge cloth works

Can you use a Silver Polishing Cloth? Does this damage the coin? I have an Eagle that has a dark spot on the edge of both faces, that looks like a fingerprint tarnish. Can I use a cloth on this?

I am the not-so-proud owner of some 2016 Canadian Maples, a year badly affected by the problem of milk spots, as I think was mentioned in the video. Thankfully, I paid very little for them. I have had some success with the eraser removal technique. Firstly, you need to use the softest, most "rubbery" eraser you can find. I'm not sure what is available in the U.S. or elsewhere, but here in New Zealand, I find STAEDTLER is a good brand for this type of thing. Next, treat the coin as you might a piece of wood you are sanding, and "go with the grain." By this, I mean follow the lines that radiate inward. Follow the rim without touching any other part of the coin. When you come to treating the Maple leaf, this is straightforward. Follow the lines within the leaf, and be gentle over the unvariegated areas. The face and upper torso of Her Majesty present the major problem when using the eraser technique on Maples. Carefully follow the lines of the hair, and be very gentle. This is the key. And take your time... All you can do is follow what lines you can and gently rub over the face, up and down, until the spots have disappeared. If you are lucky, any marks left on H. M.'s face will be light. Next, if you have any acetone or isopropyl alcohol, dip the coin in briefly, then run it under water (I don't use purified or still water, as what comes out of the tap here is pretty harmless. You may wish to). Dry carefully with a 100% cotton cloth.

Following these steps, I have been quite lucky. Out of 8 or 9, I have only scratched one. Nobody I have sold them to has complained. The buyer of most was a chap who is convinced that silver is the currency of the future. The New Zealand site I sold them on has a feedback system. No negative reviews were posted. After Christmas, I'll do the rest. I don't have many more, and I want them gone! I hope this helps someone out there with a sack of ruined silver... All the best from New Zealand, Arthur Yapp - The One-Eyed-Raven.🙏

Why does it seem like the coins milk spot worse than the generic rounds?

Always leave coins in their ageing condition.

Hello,

Do you know when milk stains started appearing on US coins?

In the end I will only collect Morgan and Peace dollars.

Greetings from Spain

Every rim on these coins has milking. Most is along the edge on the side of the queen. I can do pretend magic tricks. Don't show me what side the queen is on. Just show me the rim and I çan tell you if the side with the queen is up or down.

Get the best quality jeweler's cloth. Not expensive. Some are really gentle. I don't get dullness at all like with the white eraser. Also did it for Britannias. But, they don't work on the rims.

I tried comet cleaning power and works and keeps it shining

Could try a hydro sonic cleaner.

I heard that if rubbed with an oreo cookie, it would soak up all the milk spots.

Try Mothers Mag Cleaner.

Next tip, grab milk spotted coins, melt them and proceed to pour some cool bars😅👍🏼

I have some silver coins Some Malta cross A new ones that They make some gold Color around the edge You guys think it's fake???

That reminds me of talking on the phone and when you’re done looking at the phone and there is spit spots all over the screen.

Great video

I’ve had bad luck with the Austrian Philharmonics milk spotting

I own 1 maple leaf and it has no milk spots .

I will melt the milky coins or rounds and make beautiful bars out of them , again that will be me 😊

Thanks for the informationon the milk spot will not bring as much money when trying to sell them. Also, after 2018 the coins will not milk spot. JH

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