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Older bars, to polish or not.

rpwrpw Posts: 235 ✭✭
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The way I see it. Silver bars are like roaches. You get em in your house and they scurry to hide in dark places and start breeding. Then they wind up looking like this one which I have had since the Eighties. Should they be polished up to look shiny and new or left alone?
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  • greatnortherncoingreatnortherncoin Posts: 412
    leave it alone
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  • gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Leave them be. They will just tarnish back.



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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dip it if you want but I wouldn't polish it. I'd leave it alone. The tarnish indicates an original bar and gives it character..

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  • CiccioCiccio Posts: 1,405 ✭


    << <i>The way I see it. Silver bars are like roaches. You get em in your house and they scurry to hide in dark places and start breeding. >>



    That's one of the reason I gave up on Ag.
    I would dip it! (not polish it though).
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Dip it if you want but I wouldn't polish it. I'd leave it alone. The tarnish indicates an original bar and gives it character.. >>



    I don't do it on 10 oz bars, but most of my 1 oz bars, will get a bath if they need one.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • MMRMMR Posts: 372
    I have been know to take a little MS70 to them, but I would never polish or even dip them.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,115 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have been know to take a little MS70 to them, but I would never polish or even dip them. >>



    What does MS70 do that some detergent and hot water won't do? Does MS70 get rid of ugly tarnish?

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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    leave it alone, old bars with an old dirty look to it are nice image.
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  • MMRMMR Posts: 372


    << <i>

    << <i>I have been know to take a little MS70 to them, but I would never polish or even dip them. >>



    What does MS70 do that some detergent and hot water won't do? Does MS70 get rid of ugly tarnish? >>



    Usually it will get rid of most of the tarnish.
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  • CiccioCiccio Posts: 1,405 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>I have been know to take a little MS70 to them, but I would never polish or even dip them. >>



    What does MS70 do that some detergent and hot water won't do? Does MS70 get rid of ugly tarnish? >>



    Usually it will get rid of most of the tarnish. >>



    Same with eZest.
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tarn-X does a great job in getting rid of that deep dark purple, almost black tarnish, that is so prevalent on the "mint sealed" old plastic (PVC) pouches.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • chumleychumley Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭
    are you guys crazy? what you are wiping off when you clean them is CHARACTER!!!!
  • gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>are you guys crazy? what you are wiping off when you clean them is CHARACTER!!!! >>



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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>are you guys crazy? what you are wiping off when you clean them is CHARACTER!!!! >>



    You are wiping of layers of crud & ugly tarnish.... We are not dealing with coins here, but .999 Silver Art Bars that were minted for their artistic & intrinsic value. For some reason, most Art Bars do not obtain that beautiful toning that some coins do, but end up with an ugly deep purple to almost black tarnish caused by the PVC plastic flips that houses them.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • rpwrpw Posts: 235 ✭✭
    Where's the "chill pill"

    I've been playing too much Fallout 3 New Vegas lately to be chill.
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  • meluaufeetmeluaufeet Posts: 764 ✭✭✭
    OPA...

    Made a compelling case in regards to Art Bars... to which I would agree (I don't collect/hoard art bars).


    Bullion Bars (like the one in the picture) I personally would leave them be. However... If I had a bunch of the same... I can see myself taking one (1) to experiment with.


  • CiccioCiccio Posts: 1,405 ✭


    << <i>OPA...

    Made a compelling case in regards to Art Bars... to which I would agree (I don't collect/hoard art bars).


    Bullion Bars (like the one in the picture) I personally would leave them be. However... If I had a bunch of the same... I can see myself taking one (1) to experiment with. >>



    I do the other way around instead.
    I leave art bars as they are, especially the old ones, and I dip the bullions bars because I like them shiny!
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