[Jewelry making - Article 00304] - Re: [Orchid] Reclaimed silver

[Ag Smith]

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Hi Thomas,

>     For silver dissolve it in nitric acid and precipitate out the
>     silver with copper. The result should be 99.9% pure silver (or
>     better if your silver was really clean prior dissolution as well as
>     the copper (use pure copper and it should be bright and shiny
>     clean too)).

    Would you expand a bit on how to precipitate the silver out of
    solution with copper? Dissolving in nitric acid is simple enough. (
    and I understand the precautions necessary, toxic fumes, etc.) After
    the silver is in solution,in addition to the copper alloy already in
    the silver, how do you proceed to precipitate out the silver, and
    clean and reduce to pure metal? 

Thank you
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