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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1444269, member: 75105&quot;]Tarn X is a silver/gold cleaning &quot;dip&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since people &quot;dip&quot; their coins, but in specialized coin dips, I wanted to give Tarn X a try. </p><p><br /></p><p>I went to my local store and bought a bottle of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1st were two 10% silver pesos. They did not turn out the greatest. Since the silver content is so low, the tarnish would not entirely lift. Would dipping these longer help??</p><p><br /></p><p>Before:</p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1522.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After:</p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1531.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1530.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1529.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1528.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second was a silver quarter. It had that &quot;haze&quot; toning to it, covering the mint luster. Also several black spots were present on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before: </p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1523.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1524.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After: Mint luster is fully present. Black spots disappeared. </p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1526.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz257/Phototaker_2010/IMG_1527.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conclusion:</p><p><br /></p><p>Tarn-X can be purchased at most stores. Mine was $5 for a 12oz bottle. Unless there is a coin store, actual coin dip is hard to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the 90% silver coin, luster was revealed, and &quot;pepper toning&quot; disappeared.</p><p><br /></p><p>Further testing will need to be done for low silver content coins. Either:</p><p><br /></p><p>A. The purity is so low that the dip reacts with the base metals.</p><p>B. The tarnish was so severe it corroded the coin.</p><p>C. The tarnish is not all gone, and it needs to be dipped further.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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