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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2601279, member: 24314&quot;]I agree with you.&nbsp; I&#039;ll also laugh at the folks who buy MS-70&#039;s that were graded using a 5X standard.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It can be demonstrated that &quot;standards&quot; change.&nbsp; Wonder what magnification the computer will be set to when it finally arrives in the grading room?</p><p><br /></p><p>One numismatic columnist has written several times that the diamond industry has a long-standing standard for a diamond to be called &quot;flawless.&quot;&nbsp; I believe it is 10X.&nbsp; Nevertheless, when he was shown six &quot;flawless&quot; diamonds he asked to use the microscope on the back desk.&nbsp; The jeweler set it a 10X and was horrified to see him crank the power up to 40X and pick the diamond with the fewest flaws at that power!&nbsp; Asked why he did that, the fellow said, &quot;standards can change in the future and I want your best diamond.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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