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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2436254, member: 112"]I find the results of the poll on this thread somewhat interesting. Why ? Because the results are vastly different from what polls on this very same question typically show. That being that for quite a few years now they usually come out about even. However, if you go back in time far enough, and I'm talking about 10 years or so, and definitely when longer, the results were quite similar to this poll. So I have to wonder, have people opinions really changed and gone full circle ? Or is it merely that it is different people who are expressing these opinions ? I'm inclined to think it is the latter. As for the "debate" regarding whizzing, that's kind of old too. There was a time when the term  "whizzing" had a very distinct and accurate definition. But as with so many numismatic terms its definition has become bastardized and changed so much that in today's world the term "whizzing" is used to describe a multitude of sins that have absolutely nothing to do what the term really is, what it really means. More than anything in today's world numismatic definitions are determined by those who claim that a given term means "this", because I say it means "this". Or if you prefer - that's what it means to me, that's "my" definition of the word. Well, you can use whatever definition you want for whatever word you want. Just don't expect the rest of the world to go along with you.[/QUOTE]