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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2395682, member: 24314&quot;]The plot thickens...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I see some &quot;raised lips&quot; at the design boundary edge on several of the letters.&nbsp; This is a characteristic of whizzing.&nbsp; The coin does not have a natural surface and what I am seeing could just be a &quot;trick&quot; of the light.&nbsp; Is it possible to tip the coin and get a photo of the revers letters?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now before anyone posts something inaccurate, be advised that whizzing comes in all degrees.&nbsp; Micro-whizzing does not leave any of the typical &quot;swirl lines&quot; on coins.&nbsp; It leaves the surface of copper &quot;Red.&quot;&nbsp; Coins &quot;done&quot; using this method (circa 1980&#039;s) were IHC&#039;s and Lincoln&#039;s and for a while they were graded by some TPGS&#039;s as natural.&nbsp; Using a stereo microscope the &quot;lip&quot; characteristic of whizzing was still present.&nbsp; Believe it or not!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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