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<p>[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 1104150, member: 17261"]* Naked eye, tilt - twist, get some different light views on the surface, filp and repeat. With enough practice you'll arrive at the grade in a few seconds.</p><p>* A quick check with mag, like Doug says, 5x max....I really like 4x, that's my go-to.</p><p>* Only use high mags to pick out doubled dies, varieties, errors, etc.</p><p> </p><p>There's nothing wrong with comfirming using a picture. Just don't let it be your guide because people don't buy pictures. I don't care how good the picture is, that's not what a coin usually looks like in hand. It's but a sliver of information! That said, sometimes I do miss things and on occasion will catch them in my pictures.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 1104150, member: 17261"]* Naked eye, tilt - twist, get some different light views on the surface, filp and repeat. With enough practice you'll arrive at the grade in a few seconds. * A quick check with mag, like Doug says, 5x max....I really like 4x, that's my go-to. * Only use high mags to pick out doubled dies, varieties, errors, etc. There's nothing wrong with comfirming using a picture. Just don't let it be your guide because people don't buy pictures. I don't care how good the picture is, that's not what a coin usually looks like in hand. It's but a sliver of information! That said, sometimes I do miss things and on occasion will catch them in my pictures.[/QUOTE]
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