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<p>[QUOTE="josh's coins, post: 1950204, member: 51487"]All it really is is just silver reacting with oxygen. Here is the chemical reaction that takes place over several years.</p><p>Ag(s) + O2(g) --> Ag2O(s)</p><p>Silver will only react with oxygen to form oxides in a solid state. However it may form silver nitrate in liquid form. The oxidation on silver is inevitable and it does not decrease the value of the coin's silver content as none of the silver is lost in the reaction. The only thing that will delay the process is those airtites but even then the silver is still exposed to oxygen but not as much. So it takes 20+ years for the silver to oxidize enough for you to really notice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've had a 2012 ase since well 2012. if you have ever seen my website you should look at the coin it has some interested white toning from oxidation as I had kept it raw all this time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="josh's coins, post: 1950204, member: 51487"]All it really is is just silver reacting with oxygen. Here is the chemical reaction that takes place over several years. Ag(s) + O2(g) --> Ag2O(s) Silver will only react with oxygen to form oxides in a solid state. However it may form silver nitrate in liquid form. The oxidation on silver is inevitable and it does not decrease the value of the coin's silver content as none of the silver is lost in the reaction. The only thing that will delay the process is those airtites but even then the silver is still exposed to oxygen but not as much. So it takes 20+ years for the silver to oxidize enough for you to really notice. I've had a 2012 ase since well 2012. if you have ever seen my website you should look at the coin it has some interested white toning from oxidation as I had kept it raw all this time.[/QUOTE]
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