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NGC and scuffed up plastic! Grrr.... 1864 2 Cent

MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,823 ✭✭✭✭✭

I've heard about NGC plastic being stubborn when trying to remove scuffs but this is my first try at it.
I have this gorgeous 2 cent piece with some pretty good scuffage.
I barely noticed when I bought the coin last year at a show but once I got home and tried to take a couple photos, they jumped off the slab.
I took some Novus #2 Fine Scratch remover to it tonight and thought I made some progress... nope.
Feel free to guess the grade if you can see through all the chatter.
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  • 1madman1madman Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Details scratched? Lol

  • ToreyTorey Posts: 216 ✭✭✭✭

    I've had good luck using a well-padded buffing wheel on a drill and a little Slab Renew.

  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,456 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Torey said:
    I've had good luck using a well-padded buffing wheel on a drill and a little Slab Renew.

    Do they still make Slab Renew?

  • ToreyTorey Posts: 216 ✭✭✭✭

    @Goldbully said:

    @Torey said:
    I've had good luck using a well-padded buffing wheel on a drill and a little Slab Renew.

    Do they still make Slab Renew?

    Just did a quick search and couldn't find it. Bummer, I'm on my last bottle too.

  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,456 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Torey said:

    @Goldbully said:

    @Torey said:
    I've had good luck using a well-padded buffing wheel on a drill and a little Slab Renew.

    Do they still make Slab Renew?

    Just did a quick search and couldn't find it. Bummer, I'm on my last bottle too.

    Dang, that sucks.

    That was the best slab scratch remover I ever used.

  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,326 ✭✭✭✭✭

    64

    I do have some very fine sandpaper (3000, 5000 & 7000 grit) if you would like to give it a try.
    PM me and I will happily send you some.

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In spite of the slab condition, it looks like a lovely coin.
    I’d guess 64.

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  • Clackamas1Clackamas1 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wonder if those kits they sell to fix old headlights from all the micro scratches would work fixing the slab.

  • The_Dinosaur_ManThe_Dinosaur_Man Posts: 964 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65 Brown with slightly muted yet pleasing luster.

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  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭✭✭

    64BN Large Motto

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  • Look up ‘plastic scratch remover’ on eBay and a few products come up that look like they might work. One is a German product called ACRYL that has apparently won several awards. $25 or so a tube but nothing ventured nothing gained…. Maybe try it on a really inexpensive scratched slab and see if it’d work. Good luck!

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/plastic-polish/
    The Novus stuff is pretty good.

    Collector, occasional seller

  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 824 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Try Meguiars PlastX
    Works well, however NGC slabs are the hardest to remove scratches from

  • jfriedm56jfriedm56 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Still, a pleasing looking coin. 64 B.

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 18, 2024 4:19AM

    I guess this is an example of why NGC made a big announcement one year at their Winter FUN luncheon that they were toughening up their plastic. Scratches are bad, but so is coins which rotate in the holder. That drives me crazy.

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You sure it's not cat hair? A lot of cats around these parts. 😎 😉

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 34,555 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    I guess this is an example of why NGC made a big announcement one year at their Winter FUN luncheon that they were toughening up their plastic. Scratches are bad, but so is coins which rotate in the holder. That drives my crazy.

    The problem is that their plastic is "tough". PCGS scratches easily but also polishes easily. It is harder to scuff an NGC slab but also correspondingly harder to polish it.

  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,823 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 18, 2024 5:10AM

    Thanks for the comments. Looks like everyone can tell what a 64 Brown looks like. This one is CAC as well and really pretty under the lights. I will try the #3 Novus stuff next and see if I can keep working on those scuffs.

  • Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I bet Phil would lite this coin up if it were photographed by him. You can see all the color on the surface.
    Very nice coin.

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  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,425 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Should we be grading the holders like we grade the coins?

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  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,268 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 18, 2024 5:14PM

    The NGC 2c - It’s a really nice coin - shame somebody did not take care of slab, store properly.

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