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Any close-up photos of "whizzed" coins?

OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
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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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  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Using the Advanced Search, type 'whizzed,' and a variety of old threads with images will appear.
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  • PipestonePetePipestonePete Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    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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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I suggest logging onto Heritage, and searching the archives using "whizzed" as the term. Many examples that you can look at magnified. for example: whizzed double dime
  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's an example.


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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭✭


    << <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.
    >>



    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.
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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭✭


    << <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.
    >>



    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.
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,517 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree - the link kaz provided is a 'see across the room' whiz job....others out in the world are more subtle.

    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.

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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think I've ever had a whizzed coin in hand to examine. However as I understand it it tends to move more metal than it removes; so adjacent to the whizzed area one will see a thin rim of metal up against the devices. In addition, the "luster" created by the whizzing does not have flow lines and thus there will be no cartwheel effect, if that was the intent of the whizzer.
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,517 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <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.





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  • DBSTrader2DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,487 ✭✭✭✭
    Sure we're not on an extension of the "Kim Kardashian of coins" post?imageimage
  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ANACS certified whizzed 1875s 20-cent:

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    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:

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ANACS called this whizzed too. Last time I showed it some folks disagreed.

    I've never sent a coin to PCGS, expecting a "genuine". But I might do so. I'm curious what they'll say.
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,517 ✭✭✭✭✭
    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!

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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,408 ✭✭✭


    << <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
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