Don't Ruin Your Silver! Bullion Dealer Tips for Storing and Handling Silver

Good video, but IMO... IF you don't want your rounds to tone or get damaged, I think it's best to put them in capsules. Almost every time you touch them, you're going to get oil on them or possibly scratch them. The more you touch them or move them around, the higher the risk of damage. I don't capsulize my generic rounds, but I capsulize all my premium rounds or I put them in tubes. I've bought rounds and bars at auctions or traded with people and you'd be surprised how many rounds/coins I get that have been abused! Just my 2 cents.

My silver is in a safe and I keep the coins/rounds in tubes. They still get milk spots though 🥲

Those storage bin silica packets become saturated quickly and may even be saturated before you get it to your silver. Make sure to use color-changing silica to be sure.

Awesome video. Capsules are cheap, I still prefer to put my Eages, Maple Leafs and Brittanias in air tites.

My cousin is a shoe exec and has a crazy shoe collection, especially ones that were never released so well he decided to store a bunch of them at his parent's house in Florida, in the garage and oh boy that did not end well, the glue just delaminated and they were all ruined. A very expensive lesson.

Put some rice on a sock put it in safe

An acetone soak with help remove the fingerprints and such if they haven't been on too long.
Also, Renaissance Wax will protect the coin. That's what the finest museums use.

Vacuum packing silver with a food saver vacuum packer helps keep tarnish at bay.

I'm fairly new to silver stacking, right now all I have is Constitutional/Junk Silver. so I know right now I don't have to worry too much about storage, but, soon I will be going for rounds & coins. I have a food grade vacuum sealer that I use to store extra food for the long haul. What's the general opinion on sealing the silver in vacuum bags? I'd like to get some feed back on this. Thanks!

Is tarnish on bullion an issue and why? I have 100 bars and scrap silver

I use vinyl gloves

If you have a gun safe get a Golden Rod, you will love it.

What about the little ziplock bags?

It is still silver when melted so what's the problem?

I agree with the advice on the Constitutional silver and the silver rounds, but I still keep my coins in the capsules. Best way to protect the face. Putting them in tubes only makes sense if you are hard core stacking. I have a fair bit, but nothing that would require a monster box filled with tubes. And since I still like to look at my coins without having to actually physically handle them, capsules work for me at this point.

I cleaned my Stirling sliver table ware by using the tinfoil backing soda and salt and boiling water method ... works brilliantly ... I also did it with a slightly tarnished Maple leaf ... also worked brilliantly ...

I live in florida !humidity here is insane ! Not to mention im like 3 minutes from beach ! My poor silver dont stand a chance !

Got mine in a pelican box with a combo lock....hase a air lock on it....but it getting full now...only 4 Yeats stacking

I have a vacuum sealer which I actually use when cooking. Would this be a good option as it would simply remove all the air that they would be exposed to?

Why not just use a powerful leaf blower to move the coins around, that way no risk of oil or fingerprints?

I store mine in glass food jar with a clip and rubber seal..and remove oxygen by purging with dry nitrogen. Oxygen is the problem.

Never thought about this as an issue. How many people hide their silver in the house and it's humid?
One solution might be mylar bags with jell packs and oxygen absorbers.

When you talk about ‘microscratches’ and the value of the coin, does this effect the action spot price for the given weight? I’ve been trying to learn how to get into precious metals, it seems there is a big collectors community for rarities

You can't ruin silver ! Maybe tarnish ,,but melt doesn't care about that

Very lame to have your guest on camera but you're a cheesy low budget graphic.

So store your silver with your ammo!

I'm a bit OCD with my coins even though they are just bullion. I put all of them in capsules, in satin lined drawstring bags, in rubber sealed ammo cases with silica gel packets. 🤣

I buy silver bullion bars and coins in small quantity purchases, never bought a monster box in my life. Glad my local bullion dealer gives out empty tubes, assay card cases and monster boxes for free, all I have to do is ask for it when I think I'm going to need it. Sometimes they're even brand new. My local bullion dealer loves it when his customers come and make small purchases often, rather than having a few customers who make large purchases once or twice a year. Storage is never a problem for his customers, I know of a guy who bought a 1 oz bar of gold every month from him and requested storage, as the guy wanted to keep his purchase a secret. The dealer put that guy's purchases in a case he marked with the guy's name on it, and kept the bars safe for him in his shop safe for free. I was lucky enough to be there when the guy came one day to collect his entire hoard, turns out him and his wife have been trying hard to get a child since they were married, and the hoard was to be a surprise gift for his wife for giving birth to a beautiful baby daughter. Everyone in the store congratulated him, tears of joy in his face. He left the store the happiest person I've ever seen. The dealer remarked to me it's for moments like these he goes the extra mile for his customers. And I wholeheartedly agree😊

All my bullion goes into capsules. All my junk silver gets mixed together in a wooden treasure chest looking box. The junk silver is what I handle with bare hands, not my bullion.

I keep my silver in the gun safe which has a rechargeable dehumidifier. But, I keep my bullion in the round cases too.

Just vacuum seal them they’ll be fine

I would say have the storage needed for it's protection in the event of thievery or avoiding confiscation

Silver does not really corrode.... Unless and act of God happens

You cannot "ruin' silver

Thanks. Just ordered some silica packs from Amazon

Coins in capsules, capsules in tubes all in safe

If melting doesn't ruin it then why care unless it's of numismatic interest ?
Tupperware for my storage.

Learned a lot being in Boot Camp...thanks

My rounds are in flips, put in an a wood cigar box that is in my gun safe. It’s in my garage, lugged into the concrete slab with 4” X 1/2” bolts. Between the concrete and the safe, there is a 1/8” rubber Matt, cut to 1/4” over on all four sides. Because there are firearms stored in with the rounds, there is also a dehumidifier in the safe, rather than the bead sacks. Have stored like this for years, rounds look great.

I want know buy again silver because in Europe 20 Prozent tax plus 40 Prozent from the dealer Bad Investment

use vacuum bags ...

Isnt this like comparing crisp 100 bill vs winkled upon? i mean still same right? will i have issues down the road selling silver that I just let sit or not shiny?

I just paid a high premium for eagles and a week later it’s already tarnished. I didn’t touch them!! I’m pissed

I have been touching my silver coins non stop. They still look find but I can kind of see prints on some of them. What would be the best way of going about removing my oils left behind from always touching my coins?

Would rice or baking soda boxes be a poor man solution for humidity? I don't come across those packs very often. I have a small safe, in a closet in my home.

A safe should have a humidity control all safes guns coins documents anything worth locking up should be climate controlled.

Most of you will have kittens how I store my silver. I throw it in a box and leave it there. It's still silver.

How much gold is in FORT KNOX I would like to know? What do you think?

Hey guys, good tips, thanks. Do you have an opinion on leaving bars in the nice plastic wrappers they arrive in?

Gold is gold . Silver is silver . Just hold it on the edge . Stop worrying to much . I have a few rolex watches. I need to worry about them . Not a few silver coins . 😂

I got the same discoloration after storing in a safety deposit box at a bank!