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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 1910657, member: 85"]Silver does not have patina. It tarnishes. Your mother would never serve her guests with tarnished silver. So polish away.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only time you need to be concerned is with old silver plate. Sometimes if the silver is worn through, polishing too hard can actually take some of the plating off. In that case, you need to be careful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 1910657, member: 85"]Silver does not have patina. It tarnishes. Your mother would never serve her guests with tarnished silver. So polish away. The only time you need to be concerned is with old silver plate. Sometimes if the silver is worn through, polishing too hard can actually take some of the plating off. In that case, you need to be careful.[/QUOTE]
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