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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 4107201, member: 26302&quot;]It is toning. Remove it with a coin dip. I agree with [USER=99239]@Suarez[/USER] it is interaction with Sulphur, most likely paper but any paper source. Fresh silver is very susceptible to this. </p><p><br /></p><p>Its pretty black, you better hope its still what I call &quot;shiny black&quot; toning which will most of the time not leave behind damage. &quot;Matte black&quot; almost always means the surface underneath will be damaged by the corrosion.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would grab some coin dip, grab junk silver, and play with time-strength. A good dip should be something just strong enough to remove the toning and not any stronger. Coin dip by definition removes a thin layer of surface metal. Done right no one knows, overdipped and the coin will lose its luster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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