Found a perfect 64 Kennedy for the whizzing experiment

K6AZ · May 31, 2005 12:28PM

We talked about whizzing the other day and someone mentioned it would be a good idea to take an original coin and whiz it to show what whizzing looked like. I agreed it was a good idea and plucked this perfect specimen out of my dealer's junk silver box today:

bgrice · May 31, 2005 12:29PM

Clean it first.... it looks nasty.

Russ · May 31, 2005 12:31PM

AARRGGHHHH!!!!! NO! NO!

Russ, NCNE

lathmach · May 31, 2005 12:33PM

So whatta ya going to whiz it with?
A brass shotgun bore brush in a 3/8 hand drill?

Ray

TorinoCobra71 · May 31, 2005 12:33PM

Eriv, tell me you are not gonna deface a SILVER half Dollar !!?!?!?!? Find a 1971 or later, PLEASE!!! I BET you wouldnt do that to a MORGAN!!

TorinoCobra71

K6AZ · May 31, 2005 12:33PM

<< AARRGGHHHH!!!!! NO! NO!

Russ, NCNE >>

Aw, come on Russ. It's just a junk 90% Kennedy.

lathmach · May 31, 2005 12:34PM

<< AARRGGHHHH!!!!! NO! NO!

Russ, NCNE >>

Too late, Russ. He's got the dremel tool all revved up.

Ray

RiotAct · May 31, 2005 12:34PM

<< AARRGGHHHH!!!!! NO! NO!

Russ, NCNE >>

Suicide watch.

WWW · May 31, 2005 12:35PM

drzaius · May 31, 2005 12:35PM

Perfect specimen?

I've seen some badly cleaned coins and I'm curious to see the before and after effects. This should be interesting. Are you going to try and remove ALL of the toning?

K6AZ · May 31, 2005 12:35PM

<< So whatta ya going to whiz it with?
A brass shotgun bore brush in a 3/8 hand drill?

Ray >>

I stopped at Sears today and didn't find anything acceptable. I'll check out Lowe's and the gun shops tomorrow.

bgrice · May 31, 2005 12:37PM

Looks like a perfect crash dummy to me Russ. You should see the AT experiment I have working with a couple of kennedys & frankies. They are sleeping in the garage with all kinds of poorple, urange & red stuff in a CD box. Goal is not burn the house down in the process.

astrorat · May 31, 2005 12:39PM

Erik-

Try this . . . whiz half the coin and leave the other half intact. That way you will have a great learning tool. Just a thought.

Lane

DorkGirl · May 31, 2005 12:46PM

I think it was common to use jewelry polish. The whizzed coin I sold had a pinkish colored paste in her ear. You know those dremel tools that are the cloth discs? I think something like that was used on the coin I had. The coin was gorgeous, looked like a proof, all nice and frosty. Then under a good light with a little magnification there were a bazillion little tiny scratches.