Silver Refining Pure Silver Crystal Part 1of3

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[@jammadturn]

Thank You for not melting the coins.

[@Avalanche2]

The coins are generally worth more than the silver melt price. To melt them would be ignorant.

[@hashglass]

i know i was like dont at first

[@OldManandtheSuperC]

I’ve bought worn silver dollars from a coin dealer for same price he could get from the refiner. They have little to no numismatic value and he didn’t want them cluttering up his inventory. I also bought small silver bars that people buy off ‘precious metal investment’ ads. Any bars that were scratched or worn he sold me for 90% of melt value since he could not resell as investment bars. They were all .999 bars, mostly 10 or 25 gram size. Bought all of them he had. Pretty sure he was buying them off people wanting cash and only giving them 70%-75% of melt value. Three parts 99% coin silver to one part fine silver pretty much melts to sterling .925

[@fito21091980]

Q

[@johnthomas6224]

For me it all depends on the condition of the coin and what’s in it

[@ut000bs]

I immediately wanted to look to see if anyone else asked if you went through those coins before you destroyed them. Whew. I kept watching and kicked myself knowing you were smarter than that. ‼️ Thanks, Chief. On to part 2! 👍

[@Floridays48]

I too am happy to see coins get to stay in original form, process is slick great to watch someone that knows what's up!!!!

[@icon2012]

THANK YOU for not refining the coins. I almost cried out loud when you started showing them as possible melt content. thank you thank you thank you. and thank you for these videos. the time and effort you make to document and explain the process is much appreciated.

[@sreetips]

There are some folks who will want to refine the silver from coins and it is possible to do it using the process in this video. But it would not be the smart thing to do.

[@jasonsilver6474]

@@sreetips Mr. Sreetips, could you send me an email please , I could really use some expert advice with a few small issues I have. [e-mail]

[@victorbressler7156]

@@sreetips its also illegal to deface currency

[@wadehampton1534]

Incredible, I never weary of seeing metals dissolve in solution, and precipitate out again. I can't believe how loaded the solution is with silver, it made a very respectful haul of silver cement! This is where I am going to start, I'm going to be on the lookout for sterling silver, and begin to buy it. I'll set up a silver cell and take it from there. Thank you, sreetips, this is invaluable information and I'm very appreciative to you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us!

[@Newmath907]

I love your presentation it is impossible to misunderstand the process. Thank you sir for your kind and benevolent works.

[@dwightgordon803]

Was so happy to hear you recommend against destroying those beautiful coins.

[@RestoreITdontJunkIT]

Thank you sir for NOT MELTING THE COINS.... 😍😍😍😍

[@taino1642]

i was screaming at the screen when i saw those morgans and mercs. i was really not looking forwards to watching him refine those. glad they will end up in his safe.

[@Johnmasterson5600]

925 fine

[@roadrash90]

It's against the law to destroy legal tender, I think it might be a federal offence.

[@roadrash90]

@Xtreme Performance oh ok, didn't know that, just remember seeing something about a while ago, thanks for the info 👍

[@shaneyork300]

A few weeks ago when I started watching your vids for a second time I started to take detailed notes of procedure and supplies. I'll refer to this and then when I get the gold refining book I'll have this and the book. My notes could be a mini book already, great referral source for when I start to refine!! Thank you and Have a GREAT Day!!!

[@mps7929]

Do you have a link for the book ?

[@shaneyork300]

@@mps7929 not yet, but hoping to get the hard copy for my birthday next month.

[@mps7929]

Yea.. it's: refining precious metal work by CM hook.. hard copy is better

[@thereptileguyz7265]

I just refined a bunch of coins that were in the fire this last year most of them were melted together or really badly damaged made my grandfather happy to get back some good silver

[@1000rr2008cbr]

I may never refine anything but I sure enjoy watching you do it. Thank you for the awesome videos...

[@kayrizob92]

I absolutely love these videos. Your a grate educator. My school never would have tried to teach chemistry to me or my classmates. I believe if schools explained refining chemistry before doing what thay probably do (the structure of chemical elements) a lot more people would care about the planet and the stuff it's made of. Keep up the good work. I'm going to buy a book all about refining/metallurgy.

[@scott27288]

I love this cementing silver reaction. I could watch it all day. Thanks for not melting the coins.

[@slugtheslayer]

A sterling job sir, thank you for your videos.

[@katykessinger7437]

Love that you made your own "bobbin winder" for the copper wires!

[@ProfaneGod]

i love that beautiful shade of blue of the solution it always catches my attention

[@dustinmiller2775]

That's copper! 🙂

[@riverrat1431]

Thank you for so much detail . I'm new at gold and silver recovery and your videos really help me out a lot . thanks

[@scott27288]

I'm going to be honest, when I saw that you had all those gorgeous silver coins on the table I ALMOST stopped watching the video because I couldnt bear to watch you melt down those beautiful coins. As a coin collector myself it just breaks my heart to think of all the collectible coins that have been destroyed all for a little bit of silver value. Thank you thank you for saving them! You rock!

[@brookechandler6265]

im pretty sure it was made illegal to melt down us currency....

[@victoriastevens3166]

@@brookechandler6265 no sir.

[@wadehampton1534]

@ Brooke Chandler, it is illegal to melt US coins that are currently in circulation. Once they have been removed from circulation, they can be defaced (melted). That being said, only a fool would melt down silver or gold coins, they all demand a premium, as collectable.

[@Steelythestacker]

​@@brookechandler6265just 1 and 5 cent coins.

[@jankrizek5562]

Amazingly detailed set of videos. I wish you were my chemistry teacher at school. Thanks !!!

[@geraldposey1496]

I watch many of these videos and often ask myself, "Why am I watching this?". This video answered that question. Instead of explaining lab procedures, Sreetips is explaining wire stripping. I think if Sreetips makes a video explaining a phonebook I would watch it.

[@silverstruck2753]

Ha, that's funny. You can hear fireworks (I think) in the background - July 4th. Thanks, this is great and very educational. You are practical and frugal - using what is at hand for the processes.

[@splintercelloo7]

Fireworks or gunshots? I heard it too and played back a 2nd time cause I just imagined him living in some gutter neighborhood where his neighbors are all bottom feeders of society and dont care about the older couple living next door that's always stuffed up inside the house. They just see him coming home all the time with distilled water and thrift store cookware because he's a broke @ss man with no hobbies. Little do they know he's a wealth of knowledge and sharing with the world. Not to mention the trace amounts of platinum group trinkets he might have laying about the house. I love this guy. I wish I could be his lab assistant for a few months. I think I would pay him just to have the opportunity to clean up behind him.

[@jasonneugebauer5310]

Great video. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you for providing this knowledge to the world.

[@sreetips]

Thank you

[@cheryljason9617]

Im a electrician and I've used those side cuts before and I'll say I got some Kline and they cut a whole lot better... but those will work as well... thanks for sharing I appreciate it

[@fullpushmetals6711]

And yes THANK YOU! For helping me get off the ground safely and with a huge jump start on the learning process.

[@sreetips]

Excellent

[@SilverBull30]

Glad you left the coins to be! Great score on the Roosie folders $20, each even in 2018, Thanks!

[@FinalDraftEFN]

I nearly threw my monitor when he first showed those coins and I thought he was going to destroy them, but when he made a point to recommend not ruining them my respect for this channel grew

[@lesliefrench2229]

Guy you are a hell of a chemist to be doing this i never knew silver could be held in a solution like this . i sincerely love watching you do this .im learning tons here .i would like to try this on a little smaller scale . you have me intrigued here for sure .you are a book of information . but im really glad i didnt see you melt the coins . ive collected coins for 39 yrs now i was 20 yrs old when i started and ive got one hell of a collection . for that i commend you for telling everybody watching theres value in old coins . awesome

[@sreetips]

Thank you

[@russsherwood5978]

i never had chemistry in school so this video an yer channel i pay attension to, i dont do this in my recycleing i leave this to you knowagable guys to do and jist sell/stock pile the scrap,, silver i buy is already been pourd int rounds or bars,, them crystals ya have by the bowl full is still havein me druling,,100 thumbs-up fer the series thank you fer thet,, be blessed an safe

[@rowanfraser922]

I really loved seeing the gold processing waste make a reappearance. I was very curious as to its re-use. As for your copper wire. A simple crank-handle press could be used to run the wire through to turn it into copper foil which would be the ideal form to use

[@mattmakes2135]

I purchased a sterling silver dish/art piece, and upon inspection, it was in fact silver, and the manufacturing company specializes in silver and pewter. After I was satisfied that I did in fact have silver, I broke it down to fit in my crucible, which was clean, and melted it down. Once it was molten, I added borax, and then it got interesting. It stopped behaving like silver and started acting like zinc. It flashed up with smoke and zinc oxide and a bright yellow glow. After I poured it, it did not freeze how zinc normally does, with a hexagonal crystalline pattern on the top, it froze as a normal bar of metal, but at the rate you would expect zinc to freeze. Naturally I tested it with some hydrochloric and I got zinc results. The bar has a dull finish to it unlike zinc. which usually freezes with a shiny finish. What do I have on my hands here, Sreetips? Was this a zinc dish that was coated with a thicker layer of silver, rather than just a plating? Should I take it to a analysist who can tell me the material content of my ingot?

[@sreetips]

Test with schwerters to verify silver: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3SbYWqPecutb9k

[@videolabguy]

0:08 - Heck! My tummy does that every day! 0:22 - Now my girlfriend wants a fume hood for her birthday. ;-) 0:35 - Found the neighborhood cat burglar! Seriously, I actually love your videos. Keep up the good educational work. Be safe.

[@SilverMac47]

You gave me a heart attack at first. Thought you were gonna melt the Constitutional coins. 🤣😂😂😂😂

[@sreetips]

Palladium (AQUILLA refining) on the goldrefiningforum.com once told me, "you'll throw rocks at the small glass and graphite silver cell once you cross over to a stainless steel silver cell." He was right. In the larger stainless cell the crystals grow fatter and you don't have to keep pushing them down like you do in the 1 liter glass cell. I have an earlier video that shows how to construct and use the stainless steel cell. But the small glass cell is what I used to learn.

[@cheryljason9617]

I know lol

[@66bigbuds]

I melt junk constitutional coins all the time.

[@JoeyGambella]

Ment to say.. You know the expression "it takes Money to make Money" Well it "takes Silver to make Silver" At first i thought i could just mix some chemicals together and make silver 😂 This is not the case Thanks for explaining the process in detail ....you saved my whole kitchen too There needs to be more useful videos like this Nice job Scientist Fella

[@SilverMac47]

You are awesome my friend. I’m about to start refining silver myself. Thanks for these videos. 💪

[@jasonsachs6688]

Just my perspective as I watch the fast foreward parts, thinking if only I could work that fast, I'd be able to get stuff done!! Lol. Another great video. Thanks.

[@josephintravaia7670]

Thank you for not destroying the coins. Thank you so much .

[@crystalkim7130]

I was flipping out looking at the coins thinking you were going to refine them... whew you got me.

[@jacquesbouchard8884]

Checked some other videos but this channel is the place to go for precious metal refining! Great work !

[@TURKEYHUNTER18ABLE]

What a good job you are doing, I am learning so much than I could have ever dreamed, watching your viedo .

[@benjaminforman8901]

39:55 "I flip the switch and hang on!" Why does this feel so profound?🤣 I think I've got a new catch phrase! 😆

[@joshuarhoades4837]

Wow you a true Patriot for not destroy those coins. I can't believe you don't have more subscribers.✌🇺🇸

[@silverdawn2767]

I was tripping at first thought he was going to ruin all those coins I would have died alot of those could be worth twenty times or more the value of the silver value

[@grom7826]

"Honey, can you bring in the clear salad plates, ? We have company coming tonight for dinner, Oh I need the Corning ware too. " Great video !

[@dennisgeroux4483]

Good description of the process.

[@frankz1125]

You are probably correct. It is not the same as you had before. But it will work if you use your multimeter at the cell and set it how you like. An amp meter would be useful as well.

[@MrRammsteinforlife]

Nice diy solutions for preparing the copper coils.

[@sirfartsalot1328]

Good lord! Wish I could source that amount of silver to start with.

[@12345674309]

EBAY

[@mikeheller1080]

Excellent video, very detailed, wish all tutorials were like this

[@jeraldehlert7903]

I don't know why I like watching these videos, but I do.

[@kareemkhaleel2468]

God bless u man,,,,one of the greatest videos I ever watched,,,a real geniun mind

[@cynthiajantz9314]

Fascinating to watch and learn!

[@bksduskmirror1250]

You should make a video showing how to extract and refine THC out of a cannabis plant.

[@AlienRestoMod]

Started watching the second video, and you said (wasted disposal) that it's covered in that video. Thanks.

[@roberthainline4552]

For stripping the wire tried cutting back a little bit at the beginning then take the bare ground wire and pull it down the sheath and it should strip a clean cut all the way down

[@RafalScrapper]

great job sir everything well explained and nicely showed im just finishing my little refine tho much smaller then you had about 100 g and just stop by to check if i don´t forget about something

[@TheOne-ql6cf]

Sreetips, as much as you cook, and what you cook, I reaaaalllly hope your Mrs. Sreetips does all the meals, just sayin'.

[@aurunator5907]

i just build my first cilver cell and it works perfectly .. thanks for teaching

[@sreetips]

Excellent

[@damnAmsterdammer]

Ja, I was going to say the same. A new subscriber when you didn't melt the money.

[@disgruntledtoons]

I notice in this video as well as in the videos about gold refining is that when the metals are in a pure solution their color is move vivid and beautiful.

[@sreetips]

disgruntledtoons agree, whom ever came up with those colors really knew what they were doing

[@danieljameschamberlin1726]

Hey SreeTips, if you do the stripping of your wire in this form it would help you to do it by starting with the wire out in the mid day sun. it softens the coating and comes away like butter.

[@sreetips]

Excellent tip - thank you

[@NandiCollector]

*I would like to see him to extract some pure silver from some of those coins. Normally, no key dates or rarities, just for the fun of it. :)*

[@roberthainline4552]

I like your message for the individual wires though

[@authorunknown7262]

I found kitchen sheers to be helpful for copper wire. I just cut around the metal and then slide/pull off the rubber casing with pliers.

[@scotthultin7769]

3.2K+👍's up thank you for sharing your live and love of your

[@tmcaleer50]

You are so clever repurposing the meat grinder to wind the copper wire!!

[@Shogun459]

When other 'faux' currency, i.e. Paper dollars become worthless, those silver coins will retain their value in silver and can be used as money BECAUSE their content of Silver is known. It makes them a type of silver ingot. Precious metals, stones, water rights and real estate are the only real currency around.

[@sreetips]

Agree. As long as people remain in the dark and think that paper money has value then we will be able to use it (fake paper money) to buy real metal. But this won’t last forever. Eventually, after printing too much paper dollars, there will be a loss of faith in paper. Then we won’t be able to find the metals anywhere.

[@-a13x-75]

i almost had a heart attack when i saw all the coins and thought you were going to destroy them

[@NandiCollector]

*I would like to see him to extract some pure silver from some of those coins. Normally, no key dates or rarities, just for the fun of it. :)*

[@misterguts]

1:28 "You must choose, but choose wisely. The True Grail will being you life!"

[@MarkMarvin1983]

My Grandpa and his brothers were all Chemists and Pharmacists. I love seeing a chemical refinement. I mean using a propane furnace and a crucible is fine but this is pure!

[@eotto1980]

I cried when you said you were using the Morgans and Peace $’s. Then I was so happy to hear you said basically ‘don’t destroy American silver coinage’. The ups and downs! Love your videos!

[@TheBrassCaster]

Some of the TOWLE, "Old Master" sterling silver knives have solid sterling blades. Check eBay, they are, RARE and worth much more than the sterling content.

[@jofloresz]

Hey if you get a table vise then you can just put your knives in them and split open the knives down the seam and open them up like that to get the insides out easier.

[@danielcoulthardjr6608]

Oh my.. the numismatist in me died when i saw those silver dollars. Really glad things didn't go the way I first thought they would.

[@samsonian]

A way to go about getting your hands on good solid copper is to have a relationship with the local metal recyclers…that way you can make arrangements to buy the big, thick pieces of pure copper or swap like for like (stripped wire aka “bright” copper) by weight. If you throw in a 12-pack of beer or whatever they like to drink or a pizza for the crew they’ll often do plenty for you!

[@justthetipgaming1720]

smack the silver end of the the butter knifes with a hammer breaks up the cement faster and slips off

[@scarsprospecting]

Can’t wait to do this ! In the process right now of refining my sterling

[@StevenSchoolAlchemy]

The blue color is pretty.

[@rb6756]

In the knives is paraffin wax hit it with a torch and they fall right out. I have been working with a silversmith for 14 years and that is how we do it

[@sreetips]

I’ve been refining gold and silver for fourteen years. And I’ve never seen wax in the knife handles. It’s a white chalky sort of cement.

[@JoshuaBasdeo-ue7us]

2:26am enjoying the view. ❤❤❤❤

[@CLP_II]

Thank you for the great video!

[@raymondcote6669]

Stirring yes. Also off the heat like you do and add more silver to cool more quickly

[@Steelythestacker]

I have some constitutional coins on the block for refining. They are very very worn to the point you can't read the date and they have lost 15 to 20% of their original weight, so won't be usable for fair barter. I actually have one quarter that is 1.3 grams lighter than it was from the mint and it has not been clipped. It looks like it was dipped in acid or something just making it very thin with a very rough surface.

[@super_saiyan4290]

Really inspiring a new chemist

[@2507ryan]

You know with the right little amount of start up cost you can essentially keep creating new silver over and over again and sell it on the the open market and make some significant amount of money but the only thing I worry about is if too many people flood the market with silver the price of silver will drop significantly.

[@badsantaclaus4522]

Looks like you can get better money selling silverware to jewelry trade making rings ect. Good video Enjoyed!.

[@sreetips]

The flatware could have been sold by the piece for more than the silver is worth. I decided against listing each piece in favor of making some nice silver crystal with it in my video.

[@charlesdecharleroy7209]

I usually dissolve all the silver I can, then toss in a few little pieces of silver plated stuff, and let the free acid left over dissolve as much as it can. Usually some thin copper skeleton is left over.

[@rodneydaugherty6186]

Yes coins !! I was having a shit fit just thinking about it !!!!!

[@nikolaiflint6690]

You are the man absolutely love your channel

[@slip8293]

I would fold a large flat piece of copper so there is a lot more surface area for the silver to cement onto

[@coverup7428]

I too was happy to hear that your thoughts were same as mine re coins.

[@TomTom.o.]

If you grab just the wire one wire in one hand the other 2 or 2 in the other and pull it apart the plastic coating spits without a razor.

[@roscoe3030]

Love the videos. Awesome detail

[@lydiaanderson2870]

@Hello Rick Martin, How are you doing?

[@ablelawrence5750]

Videos are very informative and understandable. Th

[@katahdinkind6089]

FFS people this guy is obv intelligent and knows enough to save or at least check value of coins bf extracting the silver from them.

[@308bushmaster]

Knowledge is power 👍

[@nickd5943]

Great video. Just like normal. Lmbo heading over to part two now.

[@bullishsilver8427]

Another great video from the mad scientist ✌

[@buggsy5]

Hardly a "mad scientist". Rather a very talented amateur who is learning as he goes.

[@topchoppers7980]

Buggsy5 let me guess, oh but wait you really are mad scientist huh, lol dude grow up!!!,... Bullish Silver, I'm guessing that was intended as a sort of sarcastic, joking complement, ??? Sort of an inside joke among those ppl who actually have a real interest in this kind stuff, ??? Am I close,

[@Osckarre]

Why do I find these videos strangely satisfying? :)

[@andrewbako9494]

1763F... melting point of silver... if you were wondering why not just melt it down

[@SargonvonThule]

to sad i liked the silvercup with the golden inside.. there is a way better way to put away the inuslation, get a electric cable scraper for 5 bugs, thats way saver then ur way to do it, handling it with a razor sharp cutter... its a pain to watch a chemistry guy doing electric work :D but building the meatgrinder to make coils is a nice idea :D for ur copper coils buy a vibration plate, makes things easyer, there are plenty of very cheap plates on ebay, only thing u need to build is a cage around it so the flask stays on top ^^

[@brandonbrandt3216]

Awesome video. Very detailed! And yes, I almost crapped my pants thinking you were going to melt those Morgan Dollars! Please tell me you didn’t! Haha. Anyway, great video, and I know what my retirement hobby will be!

[@sreetips]

I kept all the silver dollars

[@brandonbrandt3216]

sreetips you’re amazing. Do you sell on EBay? I’m a collector so I was just wondering. Also, thanks again for all your videos, I really hope to do what you do when retirement comes. Looks like a lot of work. Thanks for sharing your secrets and knowledge.