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Whizzing

Whizzing.  A collector's term for a coin unnecessarily polished to resemble an uncirculated or proof finish. Such a coin is severely downgraded in condition since any sharp relief is abraded.  See bright finish.

excerpted with permission from

An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

Roger W. Burdette, Editor


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