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What is Silver Tarnishing and What Causes It?

Tarnishing, also called toning, is an effect on the outermost layer of a metal that causes the metal to become discolored. Like iron rusts when exposed to oxygen, silver can tarnish when exposed to the air due to a reaction between silver and hydrogen sulfide in the air. Also, touching silver products with your hands may cause tarnishing over time due to the oils from your skin. 

What are Silver Coins?

First, we must establish what silver coins are. Silver coins contain pure silver, with the most common weight being 1 troy ounce coins (1 troy oz = 1.09714 oz). Silver coins are also minted in fractional weights like ¼ oz & ½ oz. They are also minted in larger pieces such as 5 oz or 1 kilo (1 kilo = 32.1507 troy oz).

This past week the world witnessed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Armed Forces shoot some 16 long-range surface to surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing US troops.

Too, an international passenger plane bound from Iran to Ukraine was allegedly rocketed out of the sky. All 176 lives aboard were lost, 63 of which were Canadian citizens,

We often cover the ongoing JPMorgan silver bullion saga here. It seems we have a new twist in the ongoing story since JPMorgan's takeover of the bankrupt Bear Sterns short silver position in early 2008.

Late last year, in early November

The American Gold Eagle is a favorite among both gold collectors and gold stackers every year, but especially with the year 2020 being on these coins, they are sure to intrigue any collector of gold coins. In addition to this, they are still the most highly recognized gold coin in the world, so Gold Eagle Coins are considered to be one of the most easily-tradeable gold coins on the market.

Brand New Design for the 2020 Kookaburra

The reverse design of the Australian Silver Kookaburra coin is changed each year by the Perth Mint. What is unique about the 2020 Silver Kookaburra Coin is that it has a completely new obverse design. This makes it one of the most popular Australian Silver Coins for sale on our website.

Welcome to this week's bullion update at SD Bullion were we examine Bank Runs in China past, present, and potential future.

The image above is a just recent illustration we will uncover here. It helps to trace some od China's past to present in gold bullion stacking and in being the inventor of fiat currency issuance back when great Khans ruled their empire.

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