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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bikergeek, post: 7137990, member: 112428&quot;]I thought whizzed as well. And that&#039;s worse than cleaned. Cleaned, in my humble opinion, is where someone violates something that took decades or centuries to occur. (Like a builder going in to an old growth forest, knocking them all down to put up a minimall, and planting Bradford pear trees.) A cleaned coin&#039;s original skin and history are erased, but over time the patina can be restored.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whizzed, on the other hand, is a deliberate attempt to deceive by altering the surfaces to give them a luster that appears mint state - but has in fact ruined the coin. This is like cutting down the trees, then sprinkling dioxin on the dirt.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might gather that I value &quot;originality&quot; over &quot;sparkliness.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Not everyone will agree - and that&#039;s fine, because I&#039;ll have less competition for those crunchy patina&#039;ed old classics![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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