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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 3155379, member: 71723&quot;]Sorry to have to pull out the &quot;big guns&quot; to refute one of Doug&#039;s claims, but enough is enough. The below is a word-for-word quote from page 22 of a true official ANA publication, the course book for <i>Grading Coins Today: An ANA Correspondence Course.</i> It is part of the ANA&#039;s Numismatic Diploma program. I have highlighted in <span style="color: #00b300">green</span> the parts that conflict with what Doug has told us on this subject.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Whizzing is a method of artificial enhancement that employs a rotating wire <span style="color: #59b300"><b>or plastic</b></span> brush to alter the surfaces of the coin. The brush completely destroys the coin&#039;s original surface by creating new, false flow lines that cause an eerie, bright, &quot;electric&quot; luster. The brush also <span style="color: #59b300"><b>tends to</b></span> deposit metal it has picked up elsewhere from the coin&#039;s surface onto the edges of design elements. These ridges, which are visible under magnification, <span style="color: #59b300"><b>are useful in determining</b></span> if a coin has been whizzed.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I strongly feel Doug&#039;s statements of an absolutist nature are at variance with what the ANA teaches.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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