Hm moisture absorbing packets. That worked alright too? In think vacuum packing could be a good way to go.. Cheers for all the feedback guys
Silver "untouched" preferably in air tights, inside Plastic double zip lock bags inside another plastic zip lock in a dry cool environment with your will keep most people happy for years to come Dont be shy with the bags, they are cheap and add a real barrier to the oxidization You can if you want to get funky, use a heavy gas (no hydrocarbons) inside one of the bags to add a barrier to the Sulphur, Sulphur is what attacks silver. Dissolved free sulfides (Hydrogen Sulfide etc) are the most corrosive of the lot, like a cooked egg" onions, burning hair, burning rubber. That acridic smell "Sulphur" is bad for Ag.
The time has come and gone and people did worry about milk spots on maples.The herd can be quite fussy regarding what the flavour of the month is and whats in and whats not. To my knowledge milk spots were never desirable. When the market was running hot Silver Buffalo's were still the unwanted cousin of every other silver coin and would command the lowest premium amongst them. The proof was all over ebay and the forum. Milk spots are like scratches on coins,you can accept them but never be truly happy with them as opposed to an unblemished/unscratched coin. The April spike is what i was referring to where silver went to $49/oz. Buying a Maple is like inviting Leprosy to the Dinner table~You never know when it could break out REDBACK
Milk spots come from a chemical used during the minting process, nothing to do with storage , weather etc Unlike scratches they can be removed, simply take a clean greylead eraser and rub over the spots, as if you were rubbing out pencil on paper, will not affect the surface of the coin at all. cheers
Unlike scratches they can be removed, simply take a clean greylead eraser and rub over the spots, as if you were rubbing out pencil on paper, will not affect the surface of the coin at all. cheers Hmm.. Cool, thanks.
