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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 375524, member: 10103&quot;]I&#039;m not a collector of slabed coins but respect those that do....to each his own. Took a trip to one of the dealers in my neck of the woods today and asked if he could show me a comparison of a 69 and 70 (silver eagles). He had plenty of 69&#039;s but no 70&#039;s, hence no comparison. But he did tell me this; he said that the folks at NGC use a 5x magnification on determining the grade of coins that they certify. That&#039;s not a lot of magnification. Just wondering what you folks on this forum think. He told me that using anything higher than a 5x and you&#039;re going to see all kinds of imperfections, even on coins that are graded 70. Just wondering what you folks think...I know there are some former graders from the major grading services that post on CT. What&#039;s your take? Is this guy jive&#039;n me? I always was under the impression that the major tpgs&#039;s used a microscope in determining grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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