Flash annealing of silver coatings

A non-tempered transparency comprising:

• a. a substrate of thickness greater than 2.0 mm;
• b. a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate;
• c. a first metallic layer over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer;
• d. a first primer layer over at least a portion of the first metallic layer and having a thickness ranging from 1 to 2 nm;
• e. a second dielectric layer over at least a portion of the first primer layer;
• f. a second metallic layer over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer;
• g. a second primer layer over at least a portion of the second metallic layer and having a thickness ranging from 1 to 2 nm;
• h. a third dielectric layer over at least a portion of the second primer layer;
• i. a third metallic layer over at least a portion of the third dielectric layer;
• j. a third primer layer over at least a portion of the third metallic layer and having a thickness ranging from 1 to 2 nm;
• k. a fourth dielectric layer over at least a portion of the third primer layer;
• and
• l. An overcoat over at least a portion of the fourth dielectric layer,
• wherein at least one of the first metallic layer, the second metallic layer, and/or the third metallic layer is a discontinuous metallic layer,
• wherein the non-tempered transparency is flashed annealed with at least one flash of non-coherent light in the visible spectrum from a source with each flash having a flash intensity ranging from 1 J/cm2 to 7 J/cm2 for a pulse length between 0.1 ms and 10 ms, thereby resulting in a flashed non-tempered transparency having an increased visible light transmittance in combination a transmitted aesthetic CIELAB L*a*b* color value of L* ranging from 87 to 89, a* ranging from −3 to −5, and b* ranging from 3 to 5.