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New Member
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
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Hello, please help me answer my questions whether such stains as on the two pictures happen to silver? Is it normal?   The left coin is more severely stained as the other. The stains were not cleaned by soap and hot water, nor by placing them on aluminium foil in water with baking soda and salt. They are 37.05~37.1mm in diameter. They are 3mm thick (3.25mm if measuring the edge). They weight 31.27g and 31.34g. They are propelled by fairly strong neodymium magnet (but not attracted to it, and there is slight resistance). Thanks in advance for your help! Tear. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Silver bullion can indeed tone and haze like the Philharmonics you have pictured, it is typically due to improper storage. Not much you can do for it besides dipping in a commercial coin cleaner like E-Z-Est of Jeweluster, but I would not recommend that for a novice with no experience dipping a coin(it is easy to make the coin worse if you do not do it properly). Since it is just silver bullion, I would recommend trading them in for more perfect specimens. |
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New Member
United States
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You can't really see much in those pics, but toning is normal for the phils or any other form of silver. The philharmonic I've had out and about for 3 yrs has held up quite well and has very little toning.
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New Member
 Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
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Thanks for your quick reply, tips and warm welcome :). I have two follow up questions, if I may:
Is the value of the coin severely reduced when it has such stains?
If not treated (kept in the same state, in the same conditions - plastic tubes by 20 pieces in tube, dark place) can it progress and damage the coin severely (resulting in significant value loss)?
I appreciate your help.
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Valued Member
Canada
442 Posts |
I belive you will still get spot for it. Not much numismatic value, but hey, silver is silver!
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Valued Member
United States
287 Posts |
silver value will still be there, no big problem!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Greece
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Mine philharmoniker examples has also these stains.There is no way to take them out of the coin.I dip them but still the stein resistant.The maples also have the same problem.Already you make as harm you can do by placing soda on coins.The coins have the bullion value of silver
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Valued Member
Greece
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  You can see the same stains in Canadian maple leaf |
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New Member
United States
22 Posts |
A bit off the topic, but along the same line...Just got a Canadian Grizzly today, I have the wolf that is developing the "milk" stains, is there any one can do to prevent these stains?
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Posted 04/01/2011 1:00 pm
