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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 24716422, member: 20201&quot;]When a coin is suspect of having been &quot;whizzed&quot; or you see it noted on a graded slab but has MS details wouldn&#039;t we find that the mint luster and/or cartwheel effect has been removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>My understanding is that when a coin is &quot;whizzed&quot; it means that somebody has tried to make the appearance better by using some kind of buffing device. Something like a dremmel with a soft padded application on the end.</p><p><br /></p><p>I ask this because I got a couple coins back from a grading company that seem to have the need to use that buzzword but my coins still look every bit as good as MS coins with the cartwheel effect intact.</p><p>&nbsp;I tried to define &quot;whizzed&quot; and for those who don&#039;t know what cartwheel effect is, I believe it is best seen on MS coins under a light source when the coin is tilted back and forth. Two rays 180 degrees opposite each other will turn and rotate on the surface of the coin as it is tilted.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not easy to photograph but here&#039;s a video that shows it well.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]LvwgrcVOk4o[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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