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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2908019, member: 24314&quot;]Whizzing is a specific treatment.&nbsp; It is at or next to mechanical alterations of the highest intensity.&nbsp;&nbsp; It leaves specific characteristics on coins.&nbsp; <b>If they are not present, the coin is not whizzed!</b> </p><p><br /></p><p>Folks who have not been educated to the proper use of that term (around since the late 1960&#039;s I believe) throw the word around for all kinds of mechanical treatments. </p><p>As I wrote above, I will post on this later; however, to answer your specific question:&nbsp; Yes, the TPGS will put &quot;Whizzed&quot; on a label.&nbsp; Unfortunately, all coins that meet the actual definition of whizzing (raised lip of metal) are not obvious.&nbsp; In the 1980&#039;s a process called &quot;micro whizzing&quot; was detected on Lincolns and Indians.&nbsp; These coins were slabbed as &quot;red&quot; and unaltered for years!!!&nbsp; I have not seen any of these lately but I will say this, right up to the point that a coin meets the criteria to be called &quot;whizzed,&quot;&nbsp; it is considered to be &quot;cleaned.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m sure their is some &quot;cross-overs&quot; around - coins with a cleaned label that I could prove was actually whizzed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t worry, we are making a big problem out of nothing.&nbsp; Cleaned coins are straight graded all the time when they are &quot;market acceptable.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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