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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 533334, member: 15199&quot;]Sometime trying to photograph ( or even use a good loupe) through a scratched slab is hopeless. I have read the suggestions of using a plastic polisher such as an automotive product. So I went to Walmart and purchased such a product ( around $2 as I remember).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/kit.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then I took a OGH PCGS MS64 slab I have had &quot;forever&quot; and had been mistreated by others and maybe some by me and followed the directions, putting a little on a microfiber rag and using a circular motion polish until just a film remains. Leave to dry and then polish off with a dry soft rag. Paper towel would probably work just as well as it doesn&#039;t cut deep.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the before/after of the entire coin, focused on the slab to show scratches. The lighting setup stayed exactly the same. Coin on left before, the one on right after.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/kitcomp1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>and the same,before/after, with a close up of the deepest scratch near the date.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/kitcomp2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can still see a remnant of the deep scratch, but I am sure if I repeated a couple of times, it would eventually disappear also.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this might help. Your mileage may vary.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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