How to polish slabs

I'm about to list one of my slabbed coins on Ebay but the slab is all scratched over the face of the Indian. The pictures I'm taking reflect light off all the tiny scratches and, well, the pictures really suck. Any success polishing slabs and how do I do it?

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If you want good reviews and want the most profit margin id just re slab it

 

Slab-Renew looks interesting. Have you tried it yet? It looks like a great product to use!

You make it sound like removing scratches on a slab is on par with cleaning the coin itself. I don't see how removing the scratches on a slab is any different from removing scratches from a car.

 

??? re-slabbing isn't free, how does this help your profit margin.

 

How to remove scratches from slabs

 

Ok well im just saying, people might pay a little more if you say: fresh slab, and it might bring in more buyers if it gets the new NGC edge slab because it has a higher security level, looks neater (personal opinions), and unless he scratches it- lookes pretty new, i mean its probably 10 bucks to re slab with shipping, Im gonna check how much slab renew costs.

EDIT:

Costs 16 bucks w/o shipping, so i guess if you plan on buying more slabbed coins in the future or selling it would be a good investment.

On the other hand, a re slab would just be more attractive *IMO*, and its up to you, but if its minor scratches just use slab renew, if its just unattractive which to me it sounds a little like, re slab it.

 

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Not if you're selling, say Morgan Dollars in MS64 condition. If the slab is scratched up and the coin is only going to bring in $40-$50 anyway, it definitely isn't worth getting a re-slab.

 

Thanks for the answers all. They are just a lot of very fine scratches, I'll try the Scratch-Out (or similar) first. Not worth the hassle of a reslab - seems like the wrong tool for the job as the saying goes.

 

Well... first u get a rag... Hahaha im kidding. Go for a plastic polish. Cheap and easy

 

I have used the same Scratch Out bottle for many slabs. Some take more rubbing than others.

Jim

 

Huh? Why on earth would someone re-slab a coin if they are selling it???

As stealer said about Morgans.....$21 to reslab, and a chance on a downgrade? No offense, but ....

 

Yea some take some real elbow power...

 

If i received a ding donged scratches slab with some chinese cleaner on it not only would i return it but id review them so bad on ebay and never take it back, just trying to be fair to the customer and not slab some over seas cleaning stuff on it.

 

How would you know that a few hairline scratches on a slab were polished off?

 

The point of polishing a slab is to make it look new. You wouldn't be able to see any scratches, thus the term "scratch remover".

Like I said earlier, removing scratches on a slab is no different than removing scratches on cars. I don't see your logic behind not getting your slabs polished.

I'm sure all slabs containing very expensive coins in them are polished before a sale. Polishing them makes the slab crystal clear so a prospective buyer can see every bit of detail on the coin before making a decision.

 

Ive heard a million times to buy the coin not the slab on here. All you are doing when you polish the slab is giving the buyer a better look at the COIN not the SLAB. Imo