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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JimMayor007, post: 263837, member: 9273&quot;]<b>Identifying Whizzed Shield Nickels</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I thought I would use this coin as a teaching tool for some of those who do not know about whizzing. Whizzing is a method of improving the appearance of a coin using mechanical methods such as a rotary tool and a fine wire brush. This coin was purchased as an un-graded coin with 302 x 302 pixel photos. The photographs below were taken using a 60x and 200x magnification.</p><p>&nbsp;At first glance this coin appears to have a large amount of luster with fairly clean fields. Very nice eye appeal overall. </p><p>&nbsp;<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i21.ebayimg.com/04/s/05/17/78/b3_2.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp; <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i4.ebayimg.com/01/s/05/18/21/1b_2.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp; <p style="text-align: left">After the initial glances at the coin I decided to actualy view the coin properly with incandescent lighting and a 5x magnifier. To my surprise the coin showed signs of enhancement through artificial means, or &#039;Whizzing&quot;. Notice the marks just above the star tip. Photo Taken at 60x, Visible with a normal eye loop if you are looking for alterations!</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?SID=Coin&amp;AID=5463217&amp;PID=2212781&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.ebay.com%2FIdentifying-Whizzed-Shield-Nickels-with-Photos_W0QQugidZ10000000000009952" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?SID=Coin&amp;AID=5463217&amp;PID=2212781&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.ebay.com%2FIdentifying-Whizzed-Shield-Nickels-with-Photos_W0QQugidZ10000000000009952" rel="nofollow">...read the full guide with pics here</a></p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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