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How to Clean Silvered (not Silver) Coins
Mayadigger:
Ave!
The very first thing when it comes silvered coins is to determine whether it's "silver plated" or "silver tinned".
The first example is a Silver Plated fourree; Note how the obverse has buckled up. Too easy to see.
The next example features a pair of Vine Leaf vessel adornments. Looks like silver but it just simply solder used to attach it to a copper alloy wine vessel.
Is it gold plated or just oxidized silvering? Yes, in this case the artifact was gold plated.
Too many coin cleaners have a bit of confusion when it comes silver tinned coins. In most cases the silvering appears just a bit dull, as seen in the next example below.
All the yellow-looking bits are the silvering.
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