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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 45530, member: 57463&quot;]I interviewed a professional grader just a couple of months ago and those were his exact words.&nbsp; See the coin with your naked eye.&nbsp; He carries the industry standard Bausch &amp; Lomb 5x self-enclosed case we all have in our pockets, the same as the Anco, really.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as &quot;the best&quot; goes, nothing beats Zeiss.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought the Radio Shack 100x hand scope for $10.&nbsp; I have five or six and lenses and two pairs of diopters.&nbsp; Sometimes you gotta get up close. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also am old enough to use bifocals.&nbsp; In fact, this laptap requires that I use reading classes, which my tower does not.&nbsp; That might be a factor in looking with the &quot;naked&quot; eye.&nbsp; Hey!&nbsp; All my coins are fuzzy!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom line is still as GDJMSP said it: learn to see the coin with your naked eye.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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