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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1706052, member: 15929&quot;]One of many definitions of whizzing:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/coin-collecting-guide.html#W" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/coin-collecting-guide.html#W" rel="nofollow">http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/coin-collecting-guide.html#W</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Specifically: <b>&quot;The process of altering of a coin&#039;s appearance by using a rotating wire brush to <u>move</u> or remove metal from the surface.&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Some signs of whizzing would be the build up of metal in the area between device and field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whizzing actually &quot;adds&quot; additional reflective surface to the coin by creating grooves on the coin very much similar to the peaks and valleys of the grooves on a phonograph record. Hopefully, everybody still remembers what a phonograph record looks like. If not, look at the back of any CD or DVD for a similar appearance (sp?). This additional reflective surface is what causes the cartwheel or lustrous effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, the mint luster on a coin is the result of the alignment of the surface metals due to the striking process and the resulting movement of metal. The difference being that one (the real one) radiates out from the center while the artificial process (whizzing) run concentric with the center (like a vinyl record).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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