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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CheetahCats, post: 1282038, member: 23874&quot;]<font face="Georgia">Salt solutions and washes were used to silver the surfaces of planchets made of other metals and alloys.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia">&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Georgia">It would seem plausible that a person could later de-silver planchets using similar solvents as a means to capture silver. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia">&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Georgia">I have several 19th century specimens that have the appearance of this possibly happening. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia">&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Georgia">The question is... Has anyone actually heard of people de-silvering coins/medals/tokens?</font></p><p><font face="Georgia">&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Georgia">Thanks,</font></p><p><font face="Georgia">&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Georgia">Cheetah</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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