Whizzed

Selected term: Buffing (whizzed)
Explanation: A polishing of a coin sometimes with an abrasive that leaves a finish that attempts to counterfeit mint luster. A buffed coin often is worth less than one that has not been cleaned ...

Whizzed / Whizzing
This is a harsh cleaning technique that uses a wire brush in order to simulate mint luster. This technique was used in the 60’s and 70’s to fool the uneducated buyer.

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An artificial process whereby the surface of a coin is buffed to give it the appearance of having natural cartwheel lustre.
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WHIZZED COIN
A coin mechanically or chemically treated to make it appear to be of a higher grade than it actually is.
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Whizzed / Whizzing
In the early 1970's, a technique was developed among dishonest dealers of burnishing their coins on a wire brush wheel. The practice simulated mint luster to the ignorant.

A whizzed coin usually is easily detected with the use of a good magnifying glass, but some whizzed coins can be very deceptive. Under high magnification the surface of a whizzed coin will show many tiny scratches from contact with the wire brush.

Often a slider has been cleaned, treated, or whizzed to give the appearance of being uncirculated. Worth less than the coin that has not been cleaned or treated. split grade - a different grade for a coins front (obverse) and back (reverse).

Coins which have been polished, whizzed (treated with a wire brush to produce artificial mint lustre), or which have otherwise been subject to processes involving brushing, etching, acid treatment, and the like should be described as such when sold, ...

The best way to tell the cleaned and whizzed coin, and to avoid them, is to know what an original coin looks like since there are less variations with the look of an original coin than there is with the look of variously cleaned coins.

whizzed - a whizzed coin has been buffed or polished to give it the appearance of the luster found on a mint coin. Often whizzing is done on a high grade coin to try to sell the coin at a higher grade than it really is.

half eagles, each lightly cleaned unless otherwise noted-pieces no doubt acquired by Harry Bass to study individual characteristics such as date logotype variations and die states: I 1836 Net VF-30, saltwater surfaces I 1854-D Net VF-35, whizzed I ...

Cleaned coin - A coin which has been dipped, polished, whizzed, wiped, etc. Generally speaking, a certain amount of very light cleaning, such as dipping, done by a professional may be acceptable.

Specimens are occasionally "whizzed"--cleaned or polished in an attempt to pass them off as being higher grades or as proof strikes. In general, the buyer is cautioned to be careful of any unknown seller's claims.

As a second meaning, "burnished" can refer to any coin that was abrasively cleaned after it left the Mint, and the word is often used as a synonym for "whizzed" (the worst kind of cleaning, where the metal is actually moved around).
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Scores of such coins were foisted off on the boobs before a hue and cry ended the practice. Whizzed coins soon became impossible to sell, and the whizzers moved on to greener pastures.

This process generally gives a coin the artificial appearance of being in a higher grade than it actually is. Areas of a whizzed coin usually show a series of minute scratches or surface disruptions simulating artificial luster, ...

Many different types of lustre exist, and one of the trickiest parts of the grading process is determining whether the lustre of a coin is artificial (see whizzed), natural as made, or diminished through wear, friction, cleaning, or other factors.

" it has AU details as graded by NGC, and is guaranteed authentic but has been "whizzed" according to NGC. Red Book, page 55. Of the market for more than 50 years. Lovely coin despite being cleaned, just $450.00.

of altering of a coin's appearance by using a rotating wire brush to move or remove metal from the surface. The goal of whizzing is to give a coin the artificial appearance of being better grade than it actually is. Under magnification, whizzed coins ...

Whizzed coins soon became impossible to sell, and the whizzers moved on to greener pastures. Perhaps they switched to artificial toning or other more lucrative games. [See Toning] Wonder Coin See Blazer.

See also: Coin, Collector, Mint, Grade, Copper