well the silver is too soft for it to pop off the pressure if it were great enough would probably dent the silver or snap the core off. it is unlikely to be any weaker than the normal core.
the reaction is done by mixing silver nitrate solution with ammonia
then a reducing agent is added with will cause the silver to come out of solution and form a film over all surfaces it can come it contact with. then this is repeated until the layer is thick enough.
anyone with a basic knowledge of chemistry can do this and all the cemicals are readily available but silver nitrate is expensive as it contains silver.
the electroplasting idea is a good one because that would be capable of building up a much large amount of silver.
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