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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 20468217, member: 13650&quot;]A loupe is just quicker.&nbsp;&nbsp; You only have two hands and lighting can vary.&nbsp;&nbsp; You won&#039;t have a photobox set up there to use the phone in.&nbsp;&nbsp; Extreme magnification isn&#039;t all that critical.&nbsp;&nbsp; Supposedly professional graders only use a 5x loupe max and only occasionally when grading. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The more magnification you use the more defects you&#039;ll find.&nbsp; &nbsp; I mainly stick to graded, slabbed stuff.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;d say a majority of raw coins I see have been messed with in some way and would not grade.&nbsp; A lot of issues to look out for.&nbsp; &nbsp; Some just aren&#039;t worth grading of course.&nbsp; But when you get into say Trade dollars...&nbsp; There&#039;s graded, damaged and cleaned.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If it&#039;s gradable, they pretty much are sent in.&nbsp; Too much value to leave on the table not to.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Have to realize, there was a period of time in coin collecting when cleaning was not frowned upon and was actually encouraged.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how long it lasted but when sellers were trying to get top dollar during those times, much of what&#039;s available today did not make it through that time unscathed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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