Register today for a free online account and start bidding! Your email address will not be published. Skip to content. Some popular types of coin storage include: 2x2s: Flat cardboard containers lined with clear mylar designed to hold one coin each. Coin flips: Inexpensive clear plastic square sleeves for individual storage. Air-tites: Round acrylic cases that snap closed around a single coin, allowing viewing on both sides.
Slabs: Sonically sealed clear plastic containers, usually put on high-value coins by professional grading services. Rubber also contains hydrogen sulfide. While you should avoid storing your bullion in containers made of rubber, you can also take further action to prevent hydrogen sulfide from tarnishing your silver. Adding a piece of charcoal, such as what you find in fish tank filters, can soak up the hydrogen sulfide from the air.
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Investing Guide. Gold Silver News. Does Silver Tarnish? January 15, By Chris Keller. Can Silver Tarnish be Avoided? How to Clean Silver There are risks involved with cleaning silver since it is a soft metal that can be easily damaged if cleaned improperly. Cleaning Silver Video We put together this short video to help our customers that are looking to accomplish the at-home approach mentioned above:.
Thus, using an abrasive silver polish causes irreparable damage. It is never recommended for removing tarnish or toning from a coin. Furthermore, most coin collectors actually prefer that a coin have its original patina.
That's unless the coin is a well-preserved Mint State specimen. In the interest of originality, it is also frowned upon to use less physically abrasive silver dips and solutions.
These products claim to remove the tarnish alone, yet they can still leave a physical impact on the coin. Oftentimes the solution etches the surface and affects the appearance of flow lines on the coin that help render its luster. The fact is that original coins are preferred to cleaned examples. In the sense that toning and patina represent originality on a coin, tarnish—if we are to call it that in the context of numismatics—generally has a positive effect on value.
Most collectors expect older silver coins to have patina. This is the rather evenly distributed color that most older, circulated silver coins attain naturally over time.
Image source: Numista. Patina on silver coins normally ranges in color from light grey to dusky grey and even charcoal. There is often a slightly lighter shade of grey on the areas that are worn.
Sometimes the greys melt into light golden colors. Patina often boasts highlight colors, such as hints of more vibrant colors or darker shades. That is toning. On the other hand, a silver coin with naturally vibrant toning will be worth much more.
Uncirculated pieces with rainbow tones ranging from red or orange to violet can be worth exponentially more.
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