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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2698738, member: 112&quot;]Well I don&#039;t know who &quot;they&quot; are but both the ANA and PCGS grading books don&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, 5x is the recommended size, but it should only be used when grading 69 and 70 grade coins. Magnification should not be used when grading anything else. I&#039;m saying this because I consider 66, 67, 68 - high MS grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the key phrase in what I said is <u>when grading</u>. That means that yes, you should use magnification when trying to identify certain varieties, or when trying to determine if something is die related or post strike, or to authenticate a coin, things like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>But when trying to establish the grade of a coin, you should not use magnification except to verify if a coin is 69 or 70.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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