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Does fine silver tarnish?

April 26, 2017Fine Silver tarnish

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Does fine silver tarnish?

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Fine silver will tarnish, but not as fast as sterling. It doesn’t tend to go as thoroughly black as sterling can go. Point of interest, silver does not “oxidize” – it is a sulphur reation, rather than an oxygen reaction. This is why “Liver of Sulphur” is used to create patinas on silver.

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TOP Fine silver will tarnish, but not as fast as sterling. The other metals added to create sterling cause it to tarnish more rapidly.

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Fine silver will tarnish, but not as fast as sterling. The copper in sterling will cause it to tarnish more rapidly.

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Fine silver will tarnish, but not as fast as sterling. The other metals added to create sterling cause it to tarnish more rapidly.