How to clean silver
Don’t be afraid. We are not going to speak about every day cleaning. We will speak about cleaning silver coins. The first thing you MUST know is that cleaning silver coins is very different to cleaning the silver, I mean jewelry. Many families have their own traditions of cleaning silver dishes. In many films you saw how the servant was sitting at the kitchen table cleaning the silver. It was an ordinary weekly activity, and even necessity.
Many silver coin-collectors have similar questions about cleaning their coins. The first question is how to clean silver coins? And the second is how one goes about that?
Oh, these questions are really difficult to answer. You should know a lot to clean your coins in a proper way, because many coins were ruined and lose value by incorrect cleaning than by any other activity. You should call up for a professional silver dealer to clean silver coins in case you don’t want to have problems with your precious silver pieces. You should understand that silver coins are not improved by cleaning. I think it’s evident!
If you don’t know how to contact the dealer, go to internet or try to contact local numismatic association. Here are some advices that gave a famous coin dealer.
First of all, if you don’t know how to clean your silver coins…Please don’t! Many coins were ruined because of bad cleaning! Try not to spoil their value! There are more coins which were ruined by cleaning than coins which have been improved by cleaning. If you still want to clean your coins yourself, consult special catalogues like 1962 edition of Seaby’s Standard Catalogue. There are some helpful advices here. The best thing for you and your coins you can do is do nothing. There is a little chance you will improve them, and you are much more likely to spoil them. Don’t clean the coins yourself!!!
There are some rumors that ammonium nitrate would improve your coins! Rubbish! Don’t believe these stupid rumors. It’s impossible!
If you are still ready to clean them yourself find all the necessary information in internet or learn it from the specified books. Try to find as much information as possible. It will be better either for your coins, or for your nerves.
Enjoy your silver coins, enrich your collection, and don’t try to clean them, because there is a big chance you will spoil them instead improve. It depends on your decision. Anyway, wish you good luck.
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