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Yes, it does. Antique pewter contains lead and will tarnish more and more quickly than "modern" lead-free pewter. Lead-containing pewter is recognizable by its darker silver-grey color. Modern pewter tarnishes slowly and evenly. Its patina is often considered an enhancement to its appearance, but if you want to remove the tarnish, you can use a pewter polish, cleaning soda, or other material (don't use silver polish or standard tarnish remover formulations).

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