It may not be whizzed, but it has been harshly scrubbed. Whizzed coins have an artificial shine and up close a pitted surface. harshly cleaned coins usually have those hairlines that are deep and menacing like your Flowing Hair example. Then again, it could have been whizzed and cleaned which is the greatest shame any coin has to endure.
More than 9 out of 10 of these are no longer original. To me, this one just does not have a natural patina. It looks cleaned, not whizzed. I'm not sure if it is authentic. The reason I'm not sure it's authentic is because the strike is very strong, centered very well, and very clean, which is very uncommon for an early half.
The seller has great feedback. Currently selling many raw $3,000+ coins. The coin looks to have had a harsh cleaning or two during its life. If your definition of wizzed is a coin that has been worked on to make it appear better than it is then I think this one qualifys.
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Mostly done with an Eraser or something like that.
Glen
...but why isn't a rare old expensive coin like this one slabbed?
Tyler
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If it is real it almost appears that it has dug and someone has tried to smooth it out.
The coin looks to have had a harsh cleaning or two during its life.
If your definition of wizzed is a coin that has been worked on to make it appear better than it is then I think this one qualifys.