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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 669217, member: 15445&quot;]<b>Great post &amp; look forward to seeing it again in the future.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">IMO a good, consistent point light source is crucial to good, consistent grading.&nbsp; I strive to look at the obverse &amp; reverse in random orientations for a few seconds and then apply my first impression grade to the coin.&nbsp; I then look at the obverse of the coin more closely with the naked eye &amp; decide if I need to go up or down a point.&nbsp; I then use a 7x to look at the entire obverse again asking myself if I need to go up or down a point.&nbsp; At this point, I&#039;m pretty sure I have my grade &amp; I look at the reverse under the 7x magnification.&nbsp; The reverse won&#039;t necessarily get me to bump-up my grade but it can certainly be neutral or negative to the grade in my mind. </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Great post &amp; look forward to seeing it again in the future.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Very best regards,</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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