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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 2136860, member: 24633&quot;]I always had better luck with bags, but I preferred the $250 bags. (I don&#039;t know if you can get them any more.)</p><p><br /></p><p>First, I would sort them by the naked eye. Then I would use a 10x loupe. Finally, I would examine them with my stereomicroscope. Any of the coins that had fewer than five MINOR nicks or dings would, in my opinion, probably grade MS68 or, at worst, MS67.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorting a 1000-coin bag in this fashion would usually result in 200 by eye, 100 of the 200 by loupe, and finally, 50 or more by stereomicroscope that would grade 67/68. If you can come up with 15-20 that will grade MS68, you&#039;ll be way ahead of the game, monetarily, after paying submission fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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