Help Wanted - Any Silver Collectors?

[Seaforth Piper]

I used to use a product called "Silveron", which either actually reversed the oxidation or was silver held in solution - wipe it on, let it dry, gently buff with a clean soft cotton flannel cloth. We used it on plate-silver trophies that had been scoured down to the copper by over-zealous individuals and it appeared to 'replate' the metal. I don't know if that was what was actually happening, but I still swear by the stuff.

I knew a jeweler who recommended just washing silver gently in soap and water.

But why polish it at all? You're not 'on parade' and the oxide will gently buff off with wear.