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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1283606, member: 26302&quot;]Maybe for world coins, but for ancients its either XF, gXF, or FDC, (something I don&#039;t know if I would ever have the nerve to claim on a coin I owned). </p><p><br /></p><p>My basic point was for grading, if thats all you are doing, too much magnification actually makes it harder, since grading should be done with the naked eye. The only problem with naked eyes is when they start to not be so great. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I have always carried with me a 5x loupe for grading, and a x10/x20 loupe if I wished to look at fine details. Like other things in this hobby, to each his own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. Btw Doug, I am surprised you don&#039;t remember how much I appreciate an honestly worn coin. I am in no way a condition snob, I honestly do not think you can collect Byzantines or Sogdian coins at all if you are, (unless you just specialize in gold).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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