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[fishingmouse1950]

went to diggin in virginia 2004.i had my buttons in a plastic box. took them out 2wks ago and put them in a display case with alight. now they are starting to tarnish.dont know why! but how do i get the tarnish off

[coldfeet]

you may find out this is down to the moisture from you buttons ,i have had this in the passed ,what i have found out the best thing to do is put them into paper then let them dry out for about a week ,once they have dryed out WAX them this will stop the tarnishing happening again ,this also go for artifacts as well ,you dont have to do anythink with Gold/silver,except let them dry out before putting them in to a case ,here is somethink you can try when you find a coin place it into a small plastic sealed bag and see how much moisture comes out ,happy hunting

[Gregory]

Thanks for the neat tips Coldfeet

[TwoDogsBob]

My wife keeps anti tarnish strips in with the silver jewelry she makes to keep it from tarnishing. They are available from Rio Grande which is a supplier for jewelers.
http://www.riogrande.com
They also have a lot of polishing cloths etc.. Bob

[greg N.B.of P.A.]

Hello fishingmouse. I work in a copper plant. We use humisorb bags in our copper products when we ship them out. Its some type of desicitte that absorbs moisture out of the air. Keeps our metal tarnish free. I don't know were to buy it. If you find some, placing it in your display case should solve your problem. Goodluck Greg.