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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1601372, member: 112&quot;]Tim - </p><p><br /></p><p>Or anybody else for that matter, if you want to really see the difference between what a whizzed coin and a normal coin looks like, try this little experiment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pick a cent out of change that is in AU or Unc condition. Run that dremel wire wheel all over the bottom, and leave the top half of the coin alone. Then look at the coin. Take pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will find no pits anywhere. But you will see fine hairline scratches (with magnification) on the whizzed half. But more importantly, you will be able to see a distinct difference between the top and bottom of the coin with the naked eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, one more part to this experiment. Take another AU or Unc cent out of change. Dip the bottom half in Tarn-X, or any other commercial coin dip, for about 4 seconds and leave the top alone. Rinse the coin thoroughly, let it dry. Look at the coin and take pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, with magnification there will be a distinct difference. On the top you will be able to see the flow lines that create luster. On the bottom there will be no luster because the flow lines will have been stripped away by the dip. And again, you will a distinct and noticeable difference with the naked eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>It will teach you a lot about how to know what it is you are looking at when you see it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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