So, three days ago I told ya about my little silver toning experiment involving the use of a boiled smashed egg.
Here is the final result for those of you curious of what happened:
As you can see the coins took a nice gold like toning. In case you wonder, I had them in the plastic container for about 9 hours. Dunno, I should have probably let one inside to see what would happen. I hear other colors like purple may appear.
As for the smashed egg... The dog loved it 馃槀
So what do you think about the toning? Personally I found it a bit meh so I will probably end up giving up these two coins to the upcoming #silvergoldstackers monster raffle 馃槀
And here's a quick scientific explanation by chatgpt in case you missed the previous posts
Eggs contain sulfur compounds, especially hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which is responsible for their distinctive odor. When silver comes into contact with hydrogen sulfide or other sulfur-containing compounds, a chemical reaction takes place. Silver reacts with the sulfur to form silver sulfide (Ag2S). Silver sulfide is a dark compound, typically gray or black in color. It forms on the surface of the silver as a thin layer, creating a tarnished or toned appearance. Over time, the silver sulfide layer can accumulate and spread, leading to a more noticeable tarnish or toning effect on the silver item.
Ok plebs, that's it for today. Maybe I will repeat the experiment sometime in the future, we will see!
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