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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 669482, member: 13650&quot;]No proven method.&nbsp; Many people hate the very idea of something being a 70.&nbsp;&nbsp; But every 70 I&#039;ve seen and purchased was a notch above.&nbsp; There&#039;s no rim dings or spots.&nbsp; Nothing can be found.&nbsp; As perfect as they can make a coin.&nbsp; &nbsp; Most 69s I&#039;ve looked at, I&#039;ve felt I could pick out the flaw that probably dropped it.&nbsp;&nbsp; On a 70 you shouldn&#039;t find anything.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I think there&#039;s a big difference between what people think is a perfect coin and what a perfect coin actually is, to the extent perfect can be achieved.&nbsp; Most of the time 69 to 70 is like splitting hairs and almost always an imperfection could be found.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most feel that you could break out a bunch of 70 coins, re-submit them and several would likely come back as 69s.&nbsp; Which is why many have lost faith in the system and won&#039;t pay the huge premium.&nbsp; I&#039;d say they&#039;re probably right for the most part.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the 70 grade is given using any magnification.&nbsp; I believe it just has to be a perfect coin to what the eye can visibly see alone.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you pick one out that has no luster breaks and no flaws that you can see under close inspection, you could send it in and probably have a decent chance of getting a 70 but no guarantee.&nbsp; It must be an excellent example with an excellent strike and no marks whatsoever.&nbsp; &nbsp; Not the easiest thing to achieve when you consider how much a coin is handled before it arrives in your collection.&nbsp; Before it even leaves the mint for that matter.&nbsp; Which is why they are rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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