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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1489187, member: 26302"]I just have always thrown in "fresh" silver into boxes of coins I wish to not tone. The coins are in holders, and the sacrificial silver is raw. I seem to notice a box with sacrificial silver stays whiter than ones without it, and I do see the silver tone some. I replace it when I notice the silver getting the grey haze over it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, this is not nearly as important as ensuring the box is cardboard free, the paper in the flips is sulphur free, and you keep low humidity in the environment. You have to give the silver a chance, and not stack the deck against it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have never done a scientific study, (double blind, etc), but the coins I do not wish to tone, done this way, have not toned in the last 20 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1489187, member: 26302"]I just have always thrown in "fresh" silver into boxes of coins I wish to not tone. The coins are in holders, and the sacrificial silver is raw. I seem to notice a box with sacrificial silver stays whiter than ones without it, and I do see the silver tone some. I replace it when I notice the silver getting the grey haze over it. Now, this is not nearly as important as ensuring the box is cardboard free, the paper in the flips is sulphur free, and you keep low humidity in the environment. You have to give the silver a chance, and not stack the deck against it. I have never done a scientific study, (double blind, etc), but the coins I do not wish to tone, done this way, have not toned in the last 20 years.[/QUOTE]
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