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<p>[QUOTE="Daenegger, post: 2129758, member: 74299"]Acetic acid has a ph of ~2.4. That's well above the threshold of doing anything to silver or any of it's naturally occurring oxides. </p><p><br /></p><p>Got me a degree in geology too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Silver has a very narrow range of acids that will affect it as opposed to whatever is on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using it on pennies wouldn't make cents... it would make trash. Although it does do an excellent job removing organic residues from the semi modern coppers I've played with it shines them up too bright and then you have to artificially age them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes that's possible and way easier than you'd suspect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Daenegger, post: 2129758, member: 74299"]Acetic acid has a ph of ~2.4. That's well above the threshold of doing anything to silver or any of it's naturally occurring oxides. Got me a degree in geology too. Silver has a very narrow range of acids that will affect it as opposed to whatever is on it. Using it on pennies wouldn't make cents... it would make trash. Although it does do an excellent job removing organic residues from the semi modern coppers I've played with it shines them up too bright and then you have to artificially age them. Yes that's possible and way easier than you'd suspect.[/QUOTE]
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