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New Member
United States
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Actually I had a problem with properly taking care of silver. and I have been searching for ways to keep silver protected from harmful factors, and keeping it's elegance. I decided to share the information I have for every one that has the same concern.
amongst tarnish causing elements, besides humidity, chemicals and foods, are oily residues in hands or fingers, wool, felt, latex gloves, rubber bands and carpet padding.
tarnish can be prevented during storage by wrapping each silver piece by non-buffered tissue paper or soft anti-tarnish tissue, then keeping them individually in polyethylene plastic bags and then seal the bags tightly.
putting individually wrapped dessicated silica gel and activated charcoal inside the storage bags provides even more protection level against moisture.
I'll follow up with you for any further tips on how to keep silver completely protected against tarnish
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I think it'll work! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1795 Posts |
Check out the website http://www.pingi.com ......I purchased mine at BJ's warehouse in a 3 pack. They work great! |
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Valued Member
Canada
95 Posts |
I bought 10 single ozs that have been handled quite a lot, I would like to know how to clean them up abit. They are new maple leafs, but look awful. Any suggestions?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If you are putting albums together, is there a way to protect the coins over a long period of time or is the only way to protect them to not be in books and individually sealed?
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Valued Member
United States
211 Posts |
Generally speaking, toning and tarnish is a result of a chemical reaction on the surface of the coin with oxygen and sometimes sulfur. There are lots of more obscure chemical compounds that can lead to or facilitate toning as well. You can prevent it from occurring entirely by removing oxygen, sulfur, and any other impurities from the coins environment, or you can slow it down by putting the coin in an environment will the chemical reactions will occur as slowly as possible.
You can slow the reactions down by keeping the coin in a cool, dry, environment, outside of direct sunlight. Individually wrapping the coins helps keep out destructive impurities.
Putting the coins in albums is just as good at keeping them in a cool, dark, and dry environment as everything else. I think the issue with albums is that, even when acid free, can have other impurities that will eventually leech out after many years to affect the surface of the coins. I need someone else to chime in on this subject, because I don't have a lot of knowledge on albums specifically.
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Posted 06/08/2013 4:12 pm
