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The very first ASE coin that I bought I placed it in an air tite, that was about a month ago. Today I was looking at the coin and noticed cloudy residue on the inside. What could that be from? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sounds like its getting milk spots which do happen. If you could post pictures somehow that would help a lot
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is very odd.  Do the cloudy spots look like they are forming on the coin itself or on the inside surface of the air-tite capsule? I'd open the capsule and assess the situation. If the problem is on the coin, I'd simply wipe the coin with a lint-free cotton cloth and leave it alone. However, if it's moisture condensing on the inside of the capsule, this might be due to improper handling or other environmental issue. |
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I opened the capsule and it was on the coin. I tried to wipe it with a cloth however the cloudy areas did not go away. I will see if I can snap some pictures later today.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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I use a moisture absorbing desiccant that I put into my safes to keep moisture from being a problem. Whats nice about the desiccant cartridges I got from my local coin shop, that when moisture has accumulated on the granules of the cartridge the beads turn from blue to pink. To reactivate the beads take the cartilage to the oven set to bake at 300 degrees for three hours than good to go. I highly recommend there use in any storage of precious metals.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not convinced moisture is the problem here, but drier is always better. The main tarnishing problem with silver comes from sulfur or sulphide gases. If the silver has been exposed to sulfur before being placed in an air tight the air tight won't help much.
I like silver cloth for storage along with anti-tarnish strips and desiccant.
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United States
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And I thought that milk spots were unique to Maples!
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Bedrock of the Community
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And I thought that milk spots were unique to Maples! They just perfected them  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I put around 10 ASE in air-tights a couple years ago big mistake the all got very bad toning I like mine nice and shiny. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Reading this thread makes it sound like silver is impossible to store. Someone owuld have to explain how toning could occur is name brand air-tites when properly handled. I have seen edge toning in very old mint capsules but they obviously weren't the quality of air-tites. Just an observation I would think if this was a common issue you would hear more about it but that is just a guess.
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11/24/2012 7:47 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It would probably help if you washed the silver in acetone before putting in capsule. Especially if you see a finger print on it.
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Quote:I put around 10 ASE in air-tights a couple years ago big mistake the all got very bad toning. I have ASE's that have been in Air-Tites for over ten years and they're all blast white. Thanks to Denver's dry air . In fact, the only color-toned coins I have are all ebay purchases from sellers east of the Mississippi. None of them seem to have toned any further once they came here. I would love to have a Set like these, but here in Denver's less than 20% humidity air, getting that kind of sunburst toning would probably require delicate use of a blowtorch.   Edited by DNA
12/02/2012 11:25 pm
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