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Any close-up photos of "whizzed" coins?
OnWithTheHunt
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I have heard about whizzed coins for years and occasionally will see a listing on eBay or elsewhere for a coin that has been whizzed to simulate a higher grade, but the photos are never large enough for me to discern how they appear in hand. Anyone have one to post, or a link to where I can see one? Thanks.
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<< <i>Here are two that I obtained from Coast to Coast coins about 10-years ago. These are blast white with absolutely no luster breaks to be seen. Just as flat as can be. These are just starting to tone over the whiz job.
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I don't think either of those coins were whizzed - they just look like dipped AU's.
The coin kaz posted is a perfect example of a whizzed coin.
<< <i>Here are two that I obtained from Coast to Coast coins about 10-years ago. These are blast white with absolutely no luster breaks to be seen. Just as flat as can be. These are just starting to tone over the whiz job.
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I don't think either of those coins were whizzed - they just look like dipped AU's.
The coin kaz posted is a perfect example of a whizzed coin.
I generally need to see the see coin in hand to really tell on many of them, where you can tilt it and rotate it under a light source,
with the naked eye, and then apply different levels of magnification.
If someone could make a video, that would be very helpful.
<< <i>In addition, the "luster" created by the whizzing does not have flow lines and thus there will be no cartwheel effect, >>
Correct - a funny looking flat luster, with kind of a faint grainy look to it. I have never actually seen the rim of metal remnant myself, only in very high mag pictures.
Whizzed copper coins just look wrong - for some reason,I have seen a fair number of raw AU and Unc Flying Eagle cents that have been whizzed. Silver coins that have retoned can have strange colors and toning patterns. One I vividly recall was a 19D walker in AU with a monster strike for the issue - full head and hand detail - that I bought many years ago. It had areas of green/gold/orange toning - actually kind of eye appealing - and I had it in my album collection for a long time. Once I got into the registry game, I 'upgraded' to PCGS XF45 with an average strike and no color, that I paid 2X the money for. But my whizzed coin went to a walker specialist who paid very strong money and didn't care about the old whizzing.
I'm not sure the photos capture the look of the surfaces real well. They are toning darker, and in a manner different than you would normally see, though.
One of the tell-tale signs is metal build-up on lettering and devices, as shown in this close up:
I've never sent a coin to PCGS, expecting a "genuine". But I might do so. I'm curious what they'll say.
Lance.
The obverse sure looks good to me....some areas on the reverse (between wreath and rim) could be questionable, but
it might be the photo. Overall darn nice example of one of my favorite IHC dates, and with clashing
to boot!
<< <i>Lance - if that one's whizzed, it's one of the 'subtle' ones I was referring too in an earlier post.
The obverse sure looks good to me....some areas on the reverse (between wreath and rim) could be questionable, but
it might be the photo. Overall darn nice example of one of my favorite IHC dates, and with clashing
to boot! >>
^^^this^^^
i'd send that in and i love that clashing to boot too
if it's whizzed...it must be very isolated as i can't see it