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  • How come there's Sulphur in the air???

  • The porn comment was about stupid! Lick it ! Come on man, it is silver, not gold. Get over it.

  • LOL great video as always! My favourite Part is at 6:30 MmmMMmm Silver!

  • Where should you store your silver then? You really think a safe in your home is a good Idea?.. And whats wrong with Canadian banks.. correct me if im wrong but most of them have a $50,000-$100,000 protection plan if something happens to your money..

  • @LPU4LIFE7

    Yes, a safe in your home is far superior protection to giving your precious metals to a corrupt bank to hang on to. They have, and still can, seize anything they want and not refund you for it. Look it up. This is just ONE of the many reasons a bank is the LAST place you would ever want to put your real money. Bank only to do bill payment, and nothing else.

  • @drutter

    I agree it is safer to have silver in your own possesion than others "bank".. But what about burglers and theives.. in some ways I would feel storing silver in a bank to be more safe than my house.. Yea I've read about the confiscation of gold in the U.S in 1930's.. But thats the U.S Im not nieve enough to think that it can't happen here.. but we are doing a bit better than our border friends..

  • @LPU4LIFE7

    You're aware of the G20 police state we paid $1B for? And that Canadians no longer have the right to a lawyer during questioning? The ridiculous cannabis prohibition the people don't want that is costing us billions? And that Harper is doing whatever he can to be like the USA? We aren't safe anymore here, I'm afraid. As for storage, some also bury silver, or hide it inside walls. A safe is a good method but definitely not the only way. It's been done that way for centuries :)

  • @drutter

    Yea Im aware of all of that .. especially that lawyer thing thanks to your video.. Im not saying we're perfect and in a lot of ways Canada is becoming worse. But we still maintain some differences as opposed to Americans.. Free health care, not nearly as much debt, economy, house prices seem to be better overall than the U.S at this current time.. but theres also things that condradict it.. Lets just hope we don't become exactly like the U.S.. Thanks for the storage tips :) ...

  • I have a question for U drutter...

    I have some 'new' rounds (1 oz silver rounds) .  they appear white all around the edge of the round and also whitish around the top of the coin. What is this white coloring?

  • @Romulan112

    I have no idea. I've never seen silver turn white, sorry.

  • Hello, nice video! have you some czech coins?Peace!

  • plastic tubes with a silica bag inside of it works well

  • @TheYoungRepublican1

    But even better: plastic tube, then vacuum seal in a food saver bag. I expect you could open the bag in 50+ years and the silver would be brand spanking new. The problem with silica is that it soaks up moisture (for only a finite period of time) but I don't know if it does anything for oxygen or sulfur which cause toning.

  • excellent vid drutter, I'll be referring back to it for info.

  • Some of my maples have spots also.

  • I think silver is silver... it seems like your grading these coins like a numismatic... interesting.

  • I really liked this vid; it's one of my favourites. Very funny too :-)

    Some of my maples came with those splotches too. Those bars look pretty sexy tho; I might want to get some of those :-P

    Not sure if this would work, but I have a silver plated flute and I used to get these cleaning clothes for the exterior to clean the tarnish, I wonder if that would work for bullion.

  • have you thought about using wax? Something I read says that normal wax is not good enough long-term, there's a micro-crystalline wax used by museums. The concern about lower quality wax is that a contaminant will eventually get to the silver surface and then be held there a long time.

    Also, stores gouge on prices when power is out for a while for candles, so I might suggest that's another emergency stand-by. Lots of them. Lots and lots. You can't emergency-cook with a flashlight ;)

  • @ytgv3fc7

    Candles are always a good idea, for sure :) Cooking, storing silver, dripping onto people...

    But no, never thought of using wax. In fact, I've never even heard of that option! Thanks.

  • I can get airtites for 25 to 30 eurocents each ;)

  • @DutchBullion

    Ooh, nice price. Can you buy 1 at a time or do you have to buy bulk to get it for that?

    Still, that's 15 times the price of a plastic ziplock baggie. But airtites look way cooler :)

  • @drutter I can buy one at a time at 30-33 eurocents each, if i buy bulk i can buy them for 2.50 euro per 10. And yes, airtites look way cooler then zip baggies :D

  • lol @ the funny surprise at the end.

  • Great Vid!!!

  • quick? hehe Nice Video!

  • @SilverAceKing

    Good point.... I did intend it to be quick when I started! :p (I ended up having to cut about 3 minutes due to time constraints!)

  • Good video, Drutter. My good friend Jack is a metal smith and he uses silver coins to make earrings and bracelets, etc.. He beats them into shape with his "silver hammer". (Oh, I think a hear a horrified 'gasp' go up from the audience.)

    Jack tells me he barters/bargains for coins all the time. Sometimes he pays more than spot, sometimes less. He buys ancient coins from Rome/Greece/Byzantines also lots of Marie Theresa dollars. They all go under the hammer. LOL.

    Thanks for the video.

  • @mcgrawtim123 certainly shows the value of silver. And apparently, of history ... sigh. Well... a business is a business. I bet in making those coins in ancient greece they had no fears of ruining some prior coinage or jewelry. It is what it is.

  • Are those Canadian maple proofs more expensive than the normal Canadian maples? The proof versions are so gorgeous. They look like melting ice. Looks nicer than gold.

  • @SevereTstormFan

    Yeah, proof coins tend to carry a very high premium because they're so much harder to manufacture. The mirror finish really is gorgeous though, you're right. Every silver addict should have at least one proof coin, imo. :)

    If you go looking for proof coins, say on eBay or something, you'll fine "proof-like" coins. What that means is the person selling it thinks it's shiny. But "proof-like" is just a regular bullion coin the seller is trying to hype.

  • Get my airtites for 60 cents ea

  • appreciate your vids. since being married I am restricted to only 2 kinds of porn, guns and silver. every once in a while the mrs. will let me watch some gold videos.

  • Drutter,

    E-Z-Est coin cleaner will clean all details within recommended 10 seconds of submerging. Magnification of surface afterwards shows -0- wear or damage.

    I use(d) on very similar marks as you have shown upon yours. I also keep rounds around for combatting compulsive, post Drutter porn purchasing. When onion omelette damage appears... 10 sec dip = brand new look.

    Caught in my change 3 wks ago, 1961 Canadian dime. 10 sec later she was looking hot! lol

  • @143DREWID

    EZEst, got it, thanks for the tip. Nice find on the 1961 dime :)

  • What about using a vaccum sealer with some oxygen absorbers ?

  • dude what was that at the end? lol

  • What do think about a Food Saver that vacuum seals the coins?

  • @sablebush

    Yeah for sure, stellaconcepts has a video about food storage from a couple weeks ago, check it out:

    watch?v=-q3OllTHHYg

    He seals some silver up at the end.

  • I just keep my 90% silver coins in tubes. The bars are in ziplock bags.

  • hand oil?

  • @silverjunky999

    Uhhh.... hehe. I meant skin oil I guess. Hopefully most of the skin oil on coins is from hands.....

  • I've read an old coin book once and it said for cleaning silver coins was to use sodium bicarbonate(better known as baking soda) is that a practical way to clean or not?

  • Dollar Rama, 80 small baggies for $1. Michael's is expensive... 20 packs of those you lost an ounce!

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  • @DeeHong

    Nice :) Yeah I paid 2c per baggie but I'll live. Michaels is indeed an expensive place, but the gas to drive to the next store over woulda been $5 so I just bought it at Michaels ;)

  • This video did NOT suck. I have to commend you on discovering that use for hard cases, though you might have demonstrated how to flex one to get the coin out. I'm still not sure about the admonition not to clean dirty coins; certainly, if the coin has a definite numismatic value, cleaning it could reduce it, but otherwise, if you just want your old junk to shine, why the heck not? As for banks, I wouldn't put my PMs anywhere I couldn't get at them 24/7, including weekends. =^[.]^=

  • @Raycheetah

    Agreed completely on your entire comment, thanks Ray!

  • silver strokin... nice.

  • I have some serious tarnished maples.I lay them in front of my open fire one night & they have never forgiven me.

    Tried the"Silver Quick bath" and it will not shift the tarnishing. You can see them in my "Gold silver ratio" vid. You can see they had sparkle but....... the innocence has gone.

    I feel ashamed of what i did, that night to my maples lol

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  • no...it was an innocent fling....a night of passion....the fire was burning and then............

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  • @GuildF40

    You are a twisted and filthy man, which is one reason why I'm glad to be your friend.

    I've never been able to resist fire-lit silver either.

  • now that did not sound innocent............lol

  • bad air=FAST tarnishing

  • 5 *'s Drutter! The worst case is that you get the spot price, and the best case is you get more than spot price. Is that right?

  • @jcattera

    Yeah man, that's what I was TRYING to say. :p

    We can't have much effect on the value of the silver itself, but we can do our best to maintain the premiums on the silver pieces we own.

  • @jcattera

    One way I like to think about premiums, is to imagine making a silver maple leaf coin out of lead instead. Lead is practically free ($1 per pound!) so it's a good example. How much would it cost to produce a 1oz LEAD maple? Since the lead itself is worthless, the entire value of the lead maple would be premium. Some people say we should get silver maples at 50c over spot. Could you make a lead maple for 50c? Good luck!

    So, premium is the value of everything but the metal itself. :)

  • Those hard cases are a brilliant idea! Thanks for the tip. :)

    Don't worry so much about tarnish. Check this out on how to safely clean silver:

    watch?v=G_1kotDLonM

    Dirt on common coinage/junk silver actually increases their value. Also, in some cases tarnish on those coins, according to the color or pattern, can increase value too.

  • -Oh, and if you want to clean the reeding (edges) on your bullion, I'd recommend to carefully scrub (probably in one direction) with a toothbrush.

  • that silver bath never worked with my Maples :o(

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  • @AgrippasNotebook3336

    Checked out that video, seen others like it but nobody seems to post the recipe for the solution. I guess it doesn't matter much as long as it's water with ionized particles in it, baking soda and NaCl seem to work nicely. I'm going to try it on some of mine. Not for dirt or "toning", but for the tarnished ones. :)

  • One recipe I have is mainly for large silver items in a kitchen sink:

    1 quart of hot water with a sheet of aluminum foil on the bottom, dissolve 1 tablespoon water softener or laundry washing soda AND 1 tablespoon salt in the water. Then simply place your silver in the water making sure it's touching the foil. If it's really badly tarnish you can also rub it with a soft cloth after removing it from the water.

  • Another:

    Mix some lemon juice and salt, dip a soft cloth in it and rub silver with it. Rinse off with clean water and pat dry.

    -now with this one I might heat the lemon juice first to make sure the salt is completely dissolved or else crush the salt to make it extra fine before using. Also, be very careful on how hard your rub. :)

  • wait....i am still on the dipping and the rubbing....

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  • :-)

  • Yeah, I meant to imply for tarnished coins/bars. For dirt on junk silver I'd recommend soaking them in some stuff called "Krud Kutter." It's a fairly save cleaner that seems to work wonders.

  • this vid was hot!.......guess you could use a vacuum food sealer... can you use silver cleaner on a coin? i have a bunch of 2007 eagles that are not in good shape, but i notice that for some reason 2007's seem to sell for a premium....how much will their appearance affect the price? i am thinking of selling them and re-buying newer coins....what do you think?

  • @skybirdbird

    Yeah, stellaconcepts did a vacuum sealing video a couple weeks ago, and successfully sealed some silver, so that would work :)

    Most would say don't use cleaner on coins. Sometimes they come out cleaner, but with scratches from the abrasive, or chemical toning. Myself, I think it's okay. Just test one first and see what happens. But be careful because you might lose your premium, or at least most of it, if you really mess it up :p

  • @skybirdbird

    But as I was trying to say in the video, you can run over your coins with a car, put them through a grinder, and tarnish them until they're black, and they're STILL worth at least spot price. That why (barring people selling under duress or something) you can never buy silver for under spot price. There is always at least SOME value in the processing that has been done to the elemental silver. "Premium" is another way to say "the value something has over and above raw materials".

  • i do understand and agree...because i agree...if i could sell my 2007's for a premium and buy MORE newer eagles...then sell, sell, sell....i would rather have more...i could care less about the year...........just wondering how their condition would affect the price.....

  • @skybirdbird

    You should be able to find a buyer who doesn't care about their condition I guess. But each time something changes hands, there are costs incurred, and that generally means somebody has to shell out money. As someone who buys and sells a fair bit, let me tell you that it aint easy doing what you propose, since the margins are often very slim.

    If it really bothers you that they're dirty or tarnished, clean one and see if you like it better.

    watch?v=G_1kotDLonM (thanks AN) is good.

  • tkx..........

  • @skybirdbird

    Sorry if my answer wasn't useful. I guess to more directly answer your question "how their condition would affect the price", it depends how badly damaged they are. If they're totally destroyed and all that's left is the silver itself, they're worth $17.20 today. If they're mint, they're worth $22 or so (depending where you go). So if they're somewhere in between, they're worth somewhere in between. :)

    For a pretty dinged up and tarnished Eagle, I'd say $19 right now.

    Better? :)

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  • maybe i will do that....i have at least 20...the website (store sort of close to me) is selling "uncirculated" 2007's for $29.69.....that is why i am wondering about condition.....seems the 2007's are bringing a better price than any others....maybe i should call them......

    goldeneaglecoin . com

    anyway....i could care less about date....i want quantity........:-)

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  • i totally agree........just saying if i can get more of another year in a trade i would go for it....i could care less about the year....i want the weight!

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  • i bought them for under current spot....maybe i will just call them and ask.....they are nice folks....couldn't hurt....:-)

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  • i guess i didn't even see it...pm me....i guarantee...i am not easily offended...unless you are an intolerant, prejudiced, low life....but i mean that in the best way.....:-)

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  • the best ones always disappear..........

  • lol....would not need the glass cutters.....no need to lock....got guns?.........

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  • that first maple was acid tested.

  • great video! I can't get enough silver p0rn!

  • I only have 5 bullion coins that I use for handling and I intentionally do not care about the premium on it, because I like to chip shuffle them like poker chips.

    As far as the bags at the start of the video... I couldn't help but think of a early 90s SNL skit which has Rob Schneider saying "You put your weed in there"

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