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  1. Silverstorm, I really think the tub i had in the safe helped but from what i hear about milk spots is that if its going to milk spot you cant stop it, just delay it. I think coins that are prone to milk spotting then storage really helps. I tend to think that you will be OK with your maples no matter how you store as it looks like what they did at the mint has sorted it or at the very least really helped the problem. Funny what you say about keeping milk spotted coins away from the good. In that display case they were all in capsules. Maybe milk spots is to silver what covid is to humans lol. I will put the rest of my coins in little home made masks. lol. Maybe sell masks for silver coins on here, think some would try anything to stop the dreaded milk spotting.
  2. Silvestorm, I have just checked 5 tubes of 2019 maples and a quick look which still to 20 mins i could see no sign of any milk spots. Is the first time ive opened them since buying and was really happy with them. When i started this thread it was about 2 brits (2019) that had milk spotted. These coins were not in my main stack in the safe but were in a display case. I had 10 coins in it, 2 from each year from 2017. I put the coins in the case 2 months ago and there was no milk spots on the coins at the time. I put one of those little silica bags in the case at the same time in case of moisture. I have noticed that some of the other brits from other years in the case have what i think are tiny milk spots starting. Now as i said i checked all the maples i had in the safe and also 3 tubes of 2019 brits and none have milk spotted. So not too sure what has gone on with the brits and the milk spotting but i think you can relax about your maples. In the safe where all the good coins were kept i put a large moisture absorber tub which you can buy for caravans to keep damp at bay. Ive put a photo of it here. Make up your own mind if it has stopped any of the other coins from milk spotting but look at how much water it has taken out of the air. Thats about half inch of water in there and was in the safe for 3 months in a heated room.
  3. I have just over 6 tubes of 2019 maples. 2 tubes i have listed and i had a quick check for milk spots before listing and i saw no sign of the dreaded milk spots. If i get time later i will check the rest. It did seem maples suffered badly before 2018 so lets hope they cracked it. Im a little nervous to check the rest of my stack lol.
  4. I understand but it was just a simple Brit Bullion coin. Even buying new Brits from the mint is a gamble, you can get a nice one but just as easy could end up getting one scratched to hell.
  5. I tried that first on another coin but took the high gloss shine off the coin, it ended up looking dull finish like in the ASE so i did again in polish and it put the shine back. Not sure if you use a polishing cloth would work as good but try the way i did it with a really soft polishing pad on high speed with dremel. I could sell the non milk spot brit for about £27, with the milk spots about £25. If it went wrong and scratched the hell out of it i would still get £20 for the coin for melt so its not a £25 gamble but just a £5 gamble.
  6. Thanks Liam. I thought long and hard about posting this as was expecting much p1ss taking from the proof collecting members on here but was amazed how well it turned out. I only stack bullion coins that i like and finding it covered in milk spots gutted me as im sure it has with other stackers so i ran the risk of ridicule by some other members on here.
  7. Oh remember i said Auto Glym which is a liquid polish and NOT Autosol which is a paste.
  8. Have some 1oz silver brits in a display case and was gutted to find the 2019 brits x2 had milk spotted. Now as they are only bullion coins i took the chance and used a rubber to get rid of the spots on one of the coins. Although it removed the milk spots i was not impressed as the coin lost some of the shine. I watched the video on you tube of Backyard Bullion doing this but he did it on some kangaroo's but they do not have the same really bright shine as the brits. I really like the Brits because of the way they shine as you tilt them and this really took the shine away. Coin collectors please stop reading now as this may upset you. Well today as i was not happy with the coin so had nothing to lose i put some car polish (Auto Glym super resin polish) on the coin and used a small polishing disk on my dremel then wiped off with my cotton glove. The shine was back to what it was like before i used the rubber and could not see any sign of scratching. I put next to another coin that had never been out of the capsule before and i could not tell them apart by eye. As i have 2 coins from each year in the box and the other 2019 had milk spots on the queens face side i though i would polish that one with the car polish without the rubber first to see if the polish removed the milk spots. The queens face on the brits is a really nice shine so was worried even tiny marks would be seen with the naked eye but again i had little to lose so polished with the dremel which quickly removed the milk spots. Most coin collectors if they kept reading would be having a heart attack by now but i was really really amazed at the result. Tilting the coin under a light i can see no sign of even a slight scratch and thats on the glossy part of the queens face. By looking at an uncleaned one side by side i honestly can not tell which one i have cleaned. I took a photo of before and after but is a poor camera on a cheap phone so is impossible to show just how well it came out. On the photo after cleaning it looks like there is still a milk spot on the queens neck but that is just light glaring back when i took the photo. Remember the photo's do not do it justice but if you have a cheap badly milk spotted coin around give it a go. Also remember i did say i would only try this with a cheap bullion coin as i had nothing to lose. I only posted this because even though they are cheap bullion coins i was gutted to find the milk spots and am sure others have felt the same.
  9. I sold a watch about 12 years ago to a buyer in Saudi Arabia. He paid by paypal and money was in my bank so posted the watch. Thought i was extra safe as they cut your hand off for stealing in Saudi. About 2 weeks after posting the money was reclaimed as the paypal account holder said he had not authorised payment. No money and no watch but i was comforted by the thought that one day his luck would run out and off with his hands. Watch would be no good then as it would keep falling off lol.
  10. It will be a sad sad day when ebay finally comes to an end. Millions of scammers looking for new sites for their victims.
  11. We sometimes have to be careful with our words as it is easy to forget it is a worldwide forum which is why in my post i used the word cigarettes and not fags. That would confuse our American friends. Another tale about my brother is he was in America on holiday and he got into a friendly poker game in some bar. During the game he said he will be back in a minute and is popping out for a fag. He realised what he had said by the shocked looks on their faces lol.
  12. Years ago i was selling some stuff at a car boot and took a look at the stall next to me. He was selling a £5 coin in its presentation pack for £2. Are you stupid i asked, you do know thats legal tender and can spend it in a shop. He ripped open the packet and put it in his pocket and brought a pack of cigarettes the next day. He was my brother so i should have brought it for £2 and wound him up for the rest of his life. Another car boot we both had a stall i had one of those electric fly trap lights for sale for £2 and he said i would never sell that so i bet him £2 i would sell it. I put the price down to 50p and the next person that came to my stall brought it so with the £2 from the bet i got £2.50. He was not happy lol.
  13. I would only think about using Hermes for very large amounts of silver as with the weight they would struggle to throw onto the garage roof.
  14. Many thanks for all your advice which i will follow. I have used SD many times but never for silver. Oh and they have always asked me what im sending and have always been honest but cant help feeling nervous.
  15. Hello all, i am thinking of selling some or all of my silver coins and would use royal mail SD. When they ask what is being posted do i tell them it is silver coins? I am worried that if they mark on it what is in the package and the value it could become a target for theft. If and when i sell i will be posting tubes of 20 or 25 coins. I want it to be fully insured so do not want to mess up and give them an excuse for not paying out if anything happens. Never had problems with SD before but never posted silver bullion. Thanks in advance and kind regards.
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