Gold and silver prices are down

The markets stirred with whispers first,
Then panic spread like wildfire's thirst.
Silver's gleam, once proud and bright,
Plummeted through trading's light.

Investors watched with bated breath
As fortunes faced a sudden death.
Charts displayed in crimson red,
As silver's value swiftly shed.

The metal that had shone so true
Now tumbled through a sky of blue.
Portfolios once safely built
Now buckled under finance's tilt.

Traders scrambled, phones ablaze,
As silver fell through market haze.
A precious metal's sudden fall
Leaves many wondering through it all:

Will tomorrow bring a change in tide?
Or has silver's luster truly died?
In markets' dance of loss and gain,
Today, the silver bears remain.
 
Question for the group. Just received my shipment of the Rifles of the NRA collection of 30 .999 silver 1oz coins. These coins are beautifully engraved and almost 65 years old. One thing though is that they are tarnished and dull. They could use a good cleaning. Question is, is it worth doing it or just leaving them alone? I can't imagine it'll damage them, but most likely will make them look a lot better.

So clean or leave alone? If cleaning is the right choice, what is the best method?
 
Rockrivr1 said:
Question for the group. Just received my shipment of the Rifles of the NRA collection of 30 .999 silver 1oz coins. These coins are beautifully engraved and almost 65 years old. One thing though is that they are tarnished and dull. They could use a good cleaning. Question is, is it worth doing it or just leaving them alone? I can't imagine it'll damage them, but most likely will make them look a lot better.

So clean or leave alone? If cleaning is the right choice, what is the best method?
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Not tarnished. Toned.

I would leave it alone as toning is beautiful, but it's yours and if you want it shiny then polish it up.
 
Rockrivr1 said:
Question for the group. Just received my shipment of the Rifles of the NRA collection of 30 .999 silver 1oz coins. These coins are beautifully engraved and almost 65 years old. One thing though is that they are tarnished and dull. They could use a good cleaning. Question is, is it worth doing it or just leaving them alone? I can't imagine it'll damage them, but most likely will make them look a lot better.

So clean or leave alone? If cleaning is the right choice, what is the best method?
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From what I understand, cleaning will reduce their value. I don't know if that applies at every level in every circumstance. But it depends on what you really want. I had some sterling silver fountain pens that I bought some years ago, new old stock. If I'd have wanted to hold them as a collector, I wouldn't have cleaned them. But since I wanted to carry and use them, I did.
 
Rockrivr1 said:
Question for the group. Just received my shipment of the Rifles of the NRA collection of 30 .999 silver 1oz coins. These coins are beautifully engraved and almost 65 years old. One thing though is that they are tarnished and dull. They could use a good cleaning. Question is, is it worth doing it or just leaving them alone? I can't imagine it'll damage them, but most likely will make them look a lot better.

So clean or leave alone? If cleaning is the right choice, what is the best method?
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I would leave it alone and let whoever you sell it to decide if they want to clean it or not.
 
HappyHarry said:
630 grams is about 20.25 troy ounces, so you have about $665 current melt value. That's fine if you enjoy them as little works of art. From a strictly "best silver investment" point of view, the price is a little high, but you knew that going in. Keep in mind when buying things like this, including Franklin Mint and other private mint stuff, when you go to sell, you can't expect to get any "collector value" back.
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There are also other collectors out there. Even people who aren’t collectors but may be silver bugs and see something like this and be willing to pay a little more. I would.
 
Kevin_NH said:
Looking at it from the other direction, cleaning off the tarnish does not increase the value to a buyer.
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It only adds to the cost (cost of cleaning materials and your time), which translates to the same as losing value.


Individualist said:
I would leave it alone and let whoever you sell it to decide if they want to clean it or not.
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This. Again, unless you like pretty things and want to keep it for yourself.
 
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Rockrivr1 said:
Question for the group. Just received my shipment of the Rifles of the NRA collection of 30 .999 silver 1oz coins. These coins are beautifully engraved and almost 65 years old. One thing though is that they are tarnished and dull. They could use a good cleaning. Question is, is it worth doing it or just leaving them alone? I can't imagine it'll damage them, but most likely will make them look a lot better.

So clean or leave alone? If cleaning is the right choice, what is the best method?
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I only clean really disgusting 90% "junk", since its ultimately going to the refiner to be melted down anyhow, but as TrafficDiver and others have said, its your silver, do what makes YOU happy. A lot of people say you shouldn't even clean junk silver, but its mine and I hate gross black grimy silver.

One method is the aluminum foil/baking soda/hot water method, theres a chemical reaction that works there to remove tarnish, there are also commercial solutions such as this: ms70.jpeg
 
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