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Posted 04/13/2009 5:07 pm
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...with U.S. Silver coinage which at the time was thought to be "self sterilizing".
...with U.S. Silver coinage which at the time was thought to be "self sterilizing".
So the silver abraded off on my hands and pocket lining might be good for me because of a biocidal effect?
Googling around, I found a lot of references to the benefits of colloidal silver as biocide. It was used in the past for treating eyes of newborn babies, for instance. There are also a few references to the self-sterilizing properties of silverware....
Which leads to another topic which currently interests me. Coin silver was used to make early American spoons, bowls, coffee pots, etc. Because so much of it was made, it sells for about the price of bullion. A handmade teaspoon ca 1800-1810 containing more silver than a draped bust half sells for $15-30. If made before 1800 the price goes way up, and the sky's the limit if the silversmith was someone like Richardson, Syng or Revere.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
