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<p>[QUOTE="manny9655, post: 5162889, member: 112417"]Actually the opposite is true. </p><p>"Pure silver resists tarnish. However, one almost never encounters pure silver. It is far too soft for use in items that require durability, such as coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, silver is generally mixed with other metals in an alloy form. This makes the metal much harder and more suitable for day-to-day wear. Most commonly, it is mixed with <a href="https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/category/393/copper-rounds" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/category/393/copper-rounds" rel="nofollow">copper</a>, and copper is a highly reactive metal. Thus tarnishing is usually because the other metals in the silver alloy are reacting to the surrounding environment. It’s the natural chemical reaction metal has when exposed to air and the elements it contains." </p><p> <a href="https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/blog/why-does-silver-tarnish#:~:text=Sterling%20silver%20items%20will%20tend%20to%20tarnish%20faster,the%20environment%20in%20which%20the%20silver%20is%20stored." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/blog/why-does-silver-tarnish#:~:text=Sterling%20silver%20items%20will%20tend%20to%20tarnish%20faster,the%20environment%20in%20which%20the%20silver%20is%20stored." rel="nofollow">Why Does Silver Tarnish (gainesvillecoins.com)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="manny9655, post: 5162889, member: 112417"]Actually the opposite is true. "Pure silver resists tarnish. However, one almost never encounters pure silver. It is far too soft for use in items that require durability, such as coins. Therefore, silver is generally mixed with other metals in an alloy form. This makes the metal much harder and more suitable for day-to-day wear. Most commonly, it is mixed with [URL='https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/category/393/copper-rounds']copper[/URL], and copper is a highly reactive metal. Thus tarnishing is usually because the other metals in the silver alloy are reacting to the surrounding environment. It’s the natural chemical reaction metal has when exposed to air and the elements it contains." [URL='https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/blog/why-does-silver-tarnish#:~:text=Sterling%20silver%20items%20will%20tend%20to%20tarnish%20faster,the%20environment%20in%20which%20the%20silver%20is%20stored.']Why Does Silver Tarnish (gainesvillecoins.com)[/URL][/QUOTE]
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