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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 24720848, member: 31773&quot;]I haven&#039;t used a loupe for searching for varieties since I got the stereoscope back in the early 90&#039;s. The stereoscope is so far superior both optically and ergonomically that I shudder to think of looking through rolls of coins with a loupe.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, we have a lot of newbies, and even experienced folks, who don&#039;t yet understand the process for attributing coins. It might be good to write a simple procedure, and publish it as a standard reply to the folks who seem like they are serious about learning how to attribute their varieties. In my mind this forum, plus other similar ones where folks are looking at varieties, should be mostly about education.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the date/mm is indeed the first thing to look for to attribute an RPM, and often is all that is needed at the outset. More sophisticated searchers might go further and identify the stage, but with circulated examples that is often more difficult. This is why I rail against asking folks to post full coin images, since if you can&#039;t tell from the date/mm pic (I call it the &quot;money shot&quot;) if the coin is an RPM, having full coin images isn&#039;t going to help in 99% of cases.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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