Question About Silver Tarnish

I don't know if its true, but I've been told, once you polish any silver, it tends to tarnish much faster.

I would think it has to do with exposure to air (and contaminants) and humidity. A coin in a drawer doesn't get as much exposure and is probably not as likely to be stored next to substances it will react to (at least as compared to a candle stick holder - I don't know of Air-tite making any candle stick containers).

I would also wonder if the way they are manufactured would make the surface more likely to react (candlestick holders are cast from what I know as opposed to being crushed by a couple hundred tons of pressure applied in the minting process).

I'll wait and see if any of our resident scientists can illuminate us better

I think I am going to try an experiment and see how long it takes an uncleaned, BU silver coin to tarnish.

I'll just take one out of its container and set it on a shelf. Maybe I'll take pictures every few days or so.

The sacrafices one must make...