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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 944846, member: 19065&quot;]How do you store your silver and what kind of bars are they? Do you monitor or even know the humidity levels where you store you silver, even if you keep them in a SDB at a bank? Some banks monitor atmospheric conditions and others may not. You can ask the bank. Are you using any sort of humidity control products like <a href="http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/products/silica-gel-desiccant/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/products/silica-gel-desiccant/" rel="nofollow">silica</a> packets or Eva-dry near your metals?</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Art bars&quot;: I would ask CT member <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/members/1970-silver-art/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/members/1970-silver-art/">1970 Silver Art</a> his thoughts about cleaning them. I personally would <u>not</u> clean silver art bars as they do carry some various collector premiums.&nbsp; Anything that is purely an investment bullion bar, unless a really old&nbsp; antique ingot (which could carry a collector premium), I would say you should consider cleaning with a mild and non-abrasive silver cleaner. </p><p><br /></p><p>Something that works well on silver coins for cleaning off tone that should also work very well on bars is <a href="http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/ms-70.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/ms-70.html" rel="nofollow">MS-70</a> cleaner. (Please note: I <u>do not</u> recommend cleaning coins, and I do not recommend cleaning ASEs unless they are covered in PVC contamination or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris" rel="nofollow">verdigris</a> sets in. At some point in the future I believe bullion ASEs will attain a collectible numismatic premium when silver eagles are no longer produced.) Also, you can search online for do-it-yourself-at-home <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGCx9HZwYBo&amp;feature=fvw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGCx9HZwYBo&amp;feature=fvw" rel="nofollow">methods</a> for cleaning silver. (Again, <u>know</u> what you are doing, take precautions for <u>safety and ventilation</u> if using cleaners, and DO NOT clean coins or collectibles.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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