Can you get rid of a scratch on a coin?

[theblackprince]

I found a really nice seated dime a couple of weeks ago. It was in some nasty roots and I put a rather small scratch on it. Small but still noticeable. I'm wondering if there's a way to "dull" the scratched metal so it doesn't show, or show so much. Any ideas?

 

[MrMikeJackie]

I found a really nice seated dime a couple of weeks ago. It was in some nasty roots and I put a rather small scratch on it. Small but still noticeable. I'm wondering if there's a way to "dull" the scratched metal so it doesn't show, or show so much. Any ideas?

It's a fact of life, and will happen again. Enjoy the coin and the memory leading up to you finding it. I do understand you wanting to fix her, just doesn't bother me as much anymore. Gl HH mike

 

[DDancer]

Altering a coin affects it value but if you don't care about that you can get a dremmel polishing kit and buff it out to make it less noticeable. Practice on another coin before you commit to your seated coin.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Q- would that cover scratch stuff they use on cars work or is it just for plastic coating?

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Leave it be, it happens... Buffing it out or filling it with something will just be considered more damage.

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[DDancer]

Q- would that cover scratch stuff they use on cars work or is it just for plastic coating?

That stuff is for filling light scratches in a cars paint job to make them less noticeable. has to do with light diffraction. The scratches are still there just blended out.
Yes its a kind of plastic coating.

I kinda figured there would be arguments about not altering the coin to buff the scratch down I kinda doubt its going on antiques road show Hehh

True value is in the eye of the Beholder.

 

[DDancer]

No worries Nitric

There are purists in the detecting community and I'm just making a general ping. Hehh

 

[niffler]

Jewelers use a tool called a "burnisher" to take out light scratches. Best part is it does not remove metal, just pushes it around. But using it on a coin might make it worse. Maybe scratch a new coin and see what you can do to make it better, then apply that to your old coin.

 

[Red James Cash]

Can you get rid of a scratch on a coin?

Why yes you can,just use a belt sander.No more scratch.

 

[New Orleans Relic]

Scratches are inevitable mostly unavoidable. I don't hunt for profit, so I try to see it as my added history to the coin.
And you've signed you're work!
I find old punched coins pretty cool. But not the charm ones!
Perhaps keep it and display it scratch down.