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tarnishing silver:




Silver didn't used to tarnish, but the industrial revolution put enough sulfur into the air to tip the balance,
and now we have to polish our silver. And our pure silver coins get trashed in a hurry too.

Silver alloy coins are less affected by tarnish, and can even take on a nice patina, such as my Morgan and Peace
dollars, but the .9999 silver coins quickly tarnish. The unpainted Canadian $5 silver coin really took a beating,
and I'm just going to keep it out to see how bad it gets. The side that's face-down in the cabinet has only
gotten slightly powdered around the rim, while the entire face of the up-side has been badly tarnished.

My original Kirin 10y coin also took a beating. I really liked that one, so I picked up another one that's
already in a capsule so that one will stay looking good.



1997 Chinese 10 Yuan silver Unicorn (tarnished) (in 1997 Chinese 10 Yuan silver Unicorn)


2012 American $1 silver Eagle (tarnished) (in 1986-2021 American $1 silver Eagle)


2015 Canadian $5 silver e=mc2 (tarnished) (in 2015 Canadian $5 silver e=mc2)


coin capsules


removing tarnish

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