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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WriterIN, post: 1459246, member: 35620&quot;]Hey all - </p><p><br /></p><p>I just received a 1886P Morgan Dollar I purchased (at a *very* good price) on eBay. The coin is very pretty, probably about an AU-55 or -58. The only problem, as you&#039;ve guessed from the title, is that it&#039;s been rather amateurishly cleaned. There are hairlines on every broad surface. I won&#039;t put up any pics because I don&#039;t like making grown men and women cry. I&#039;m not seriously toasted about it as I paid slightly less than melt, but it would be nice to get it back to acceptability.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question: Is it possible to remove these hairline scratches? Remember please, that the coin has already been cleaned, so the age old argument about whether or not to clean coins is moot. My thought was to use a microabrasive of some sort (dry baking powder?) and gentle abrasion over a long period, like carrying it in a baggie in my pocket for a while. This was actually suggested to me by an employee at a local coin store. He recommended mortar dust, but it seems to me that baking powder is finer.</p><p><br /></p><p>A little help, please and thank you?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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