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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;statequarterguy, post: 925609, member: 21782&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Seems a lot of collectors are using very strong magnification to view/grade coins.&nbsp; My problem with this is if one uses strong enough magnification, even an MS70 will look like the surface of the moon.&nbsp; I’ve asked this question before, but no one seems to know if there’s a standard in the industry.&nbsp; The standard for grading diamonds is 10x magnification, so why isn’t there a standard with coins?&nbsp; I look at the coin first with the naked eye, to judge “eye appeal”, then I scan the coin with a 5x, and rarely use a 10x if something warrants it.&nbsp; So, what’s your opinion?</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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