And The Definition Of "whizz" Is?

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paleoguy45 Pillar of the Community United States 2936 Posts	Posted 07/23/2011 7:53 pm Sound like a former President don't I? Anyway, could I get a good definition of "whizzing" a coin? Secondly, does it drop the value of a coin drastically like "harsh cleaning" or is the drop in value less precipitous? Input will be greatly appreciated. Paleoguy Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/23/2011 8:51 pm Whizzing is mechanically abrading the surface of a coin for the purpose of simulating luster, sometimes done with a fine rotary wire brush. As you can imagine, it will seriously hurt the value of a coin as long as you are not fooled. At arm's length or in poor lighting, a whizzed coin can appear to be nice and lustrous. Under magnification, you can see that the light does not radially flow like natural luster and metal will be built up around the devices from the whizzing process. Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 07/23/2011 10:15 pm I thought it was done using a padded wheel on a rotary grinder? Maybe with some jeweler's rouge? KK Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/23/2011 10:21 pm That, too. Strictly defined, "whizzing" involves the application of rotary mechanical polishing force to a coin, resulting in an inappropriately-lustrous finish. It's just about as nasty and degrading a thing you could do to a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 07/23/2011 11:52 pm yep, and it is probably proportionate with harshly cleaned as far as hurting value. Most people I have talked to (and myself included) believe when it comes to whizzing/harshly cleaned/polished or any other thing you can think of that is usually done trying to enhance the coins appearance usually decreases the value along side each other Report this Post to the Staff
Hambone Pillar of the Community United States 609 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 12:00 am I always thought it was called tooled. But I agree with biokemists definition. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 05:46 am "Tooling" is different; that's where you get a dentist's pick or some other sharp implement and attempt to carve new details into a worn coin, to make it look less worn. Whizzing is harsh cleaning. The damage done to the coin is similar to that caused by very powerful acid. Whizzing can make a coin look better at first glance - see this classic thread for evidence - but is readily detectable under the right conditions. By the way, there's a perfectly usable definition of "whizzing" in the CCF Glossary. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
paleoguy45 Pillar of the Community United States 2936 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 1:00 pm Thanks all for your inputs. Based on what we (I) have learned, if someone received back a coin that had been sent in for grading and the coin came back slabbed "AU Details - Whizzed", what do you deem the net grade of the coin to be? Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 1:15 pm Wow, never saw that thread. Sad indeed. Report this Post to the Staff
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