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<p>[QUOTE="Iceman444443, post: 1279708, member: 32766"]Reading this question I believe it is a two part question. I am in the same quandary as I have a "bunch" of cents to look through - I'm talking thousands. While the above replies are great for looking at cents that have been identified as errors, the preliminary work to get to this stage also needs to be addressed. Scanning "bunches" of cents using a loupe or a magnifier on a stand is very time consuming as each coin must be picked up and looked at individually. My thought is to scan "X" number of coins on a desktop with a hand held magnifier to eliminate those that are undesirable and then use the loupe and/or stand on the remaining for final analysis. I have a 3" hand held magnifier which is probably a 2X but these old eyes just can't see the date or mint mark clearly so I am in the market for something more powerful. Unfortunately those for sale in a store are wrapped in plastic which does not provide a good view of what you will actually see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Iceman444443, post: 1279708, member: 32766"]Reading this question I believe it is a two part question. I am in the same quandary as I have a "bunch" of cents to look through - I'm talking thousands. While the above replies are great for looking at cents that have been identified as errors, the preliminary work to get to this stage also needs to be addressed. Scanning "bunches" of cents using a loupe or a magnifier on a stand is very time consuming as each coin must be picked up and looked at individually. My thought is to scan "X" number of coins on a desktop with a hand held magnifier to eliminate those that are undesirable and then use the loupe and/or stand on the remaining for final analysis. I have a 3" hand held magnifier which is probably a 2X but these old eyes just can't see the date or mint mark clearly so I am in the market for something more powerful. Unfortunately those for sale in a store are wrapped in plastic which does not provide a good view of what you will actually see.[/QUOTE]
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