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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4899453, member: 24314&quot;]Randy Abercrombie, posted: &quot;...But I cannot make myself believe that tobacco could have left such a dramatic impression...... [<i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">Just about anything between the die and planchet will leave a mark.&nbsp; In this case it is PROBABLY sawdust because up until the beginning of the Twentieth Century planchets were dried in sawdust.]</span></i>&nbsp; But I am more wanting to know something. When you are in that seat and you are evaluating my coin. What power magnification are you using?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I answered this somewhere already.&nbsp; I&#039;ll look for the long version and paste it in this thread if found.&nbsp; Short answer:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. EYE and 100W incandescent.</p><p>2. 7x and 100W incandescent.</p><p>3. 7X Stereoscope and florescent.</p><p>4. Sometimes back to 7x and incandescent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Remember, I&#039;m looking for every defect* to take pressure/time off our professional graders. </p><p><br /></p><p>All SE skip #2 and never get #4.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>*</p><p>Edge hits, edge file, repairs, altered surfaces, damage, hidden scratches, counterfeits, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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