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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 4250395, member: 21705&quot;]While I do not know silver well, I suspect a DIP strong enough to remove the tarnish will also remove the luster and prevent it from receiving higher MS designations. So your suggestion that he sell the toned coin and purchase a brilliant coin is very sound advice. </p><p><br /></p><p>Very few attempts at conservation actually improve the coin and they are lucky if they can simply inhibit future damage. I&#039;m thinking of treating verdigris on copper coins, but it may apply to silver as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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