How to Store Silver So It Doesn't Tarnish
How you store silver matters almost as much as what you buy. A beginner's guide to keeping your silver from tarnishing — the chemistry behind it, capsule mistakes, and the truth about milk spots.
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How you store silver matters almost as much as what you buy. A beginner's guide to keeping your silver from tarnishing — the chemistry behind it, capsule mistakes, and the truth about milk spots.
I picked up a 1/10 oz Silver Britannia for $16. Silver spot is around $70/oz — so this coin contains about $7 worth of silver. I paid double that. Here's why, and why you probably shouldn't.
There's a specific set of conditions where buying silver almost guarantees you'll overpay — and it has nothing to do with which coin you picked. It's about when you bought it.