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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 92205, member: 57463&quot;]Try a scanning electron microscope. At that level, it will look more like another planet than a coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; :smile </p><p><br /></p><p>My point is that coins are meant to be seen -- and graded -- <b>with the naked eye.</b>&nbsp; Experts -- that might be you -- <u>also</u> use lenses and microscopes and other tools as appropriate. Looking for a die variety, is one example of an appropriate use if a loupe.&nbsp; If you goto a larger coin show or convention and take a coin to Heritage or ANACS for a grading opinion, they are not going to take out a loupe: they are going to <u>eyeball</u> it.&nbsp; That is how coins are meant to be understood.</p><p><br /></p><p>Examining a coin with a 10x loupe is like answering &quot;How old are you?&quot; with years, months, and days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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