Your opinion on this 20 cent piece?

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  1. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    So true.
     
    C-B-D, Jul 14, 2017
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  3. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Whizzed. I've been burned long ago by this look. Now as soon as I see it, I know exactly what it is. And this coin is AU. The doctoring hides the wear.
     
    C-B-D, Jul 14, 2017
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  4. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Yes Ken they do.....but us old bucks didn't get here diddle bopping across an open corn field with out sending a few doe first!;)
     
    Paddy54, Jul 14, 2017
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  5. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Cornfield.....Antietam.
     
    green18, Jul 14, 2017
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Well, now that you mention it, I did notice what looked like some rub on the obverse, but wasn't sure if it was friction or strike weakness. I tried to see telltale parallel or swirled lines to indicate whizzing, but didn't. Maybe this one wouldn't have fooled me under a good loupe, and maybe it would have, but it certainly fooled me in photos, despite my reservations.

    This has been an instructive thread. I wondered where it was going.

    I've seen a few whizzed coins in hand, but not many. Fortunately I haven't had any in my collection, to the best of my knowledge (and that of the TPG's).
     
    lordmarcovan, Jul 14, 2017
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  7. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    Looks whizzed
     
    TypeCoin971793, Jul 15, 2017
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  8. BigTee44

    BigTee44 Well-Known Member

    whizzed?

    commented before I seen the rest of the comments, but I agree with Mike on whizzed. It has that look.

    I've always said once you see one in hand, they all look the same and pop out at you.
     
    BigTee44, Jul 15, 2017
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  9. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    agree with whizzed. I can see some faint parallel lines. You really have to be able to rotate it under a light, though, to see the faux luster due to whizzing, which won't cartwheel like the real deal.
     
    ksparrow, Jul 15, 2017
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  10. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    That's the trouble........I've never seen one in hand. Anybody got a loaner? :)
     
    green18, Jul 15, 2017
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