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<p>[QUOTE="ken454, post: 2058008, member: 56575"]when cent and nickel hunting i usually have my scope set at 30x and inspect the coin on my computer screen, first the obverse under scope lights for anything abnormal, (clips, cuds, indents, struck thru an such) then closer inspect under mag., (RPM, DD, clash, cracks an such) then flip coin to check orientation and repeat above process, most coins take all of 5 seconds to check, coins that i know could be something 10-15 seconds, (like 1971,72,83,84,95,97 lincolns to name a few), i have 2 containers, 1 for zincolns, 1 for coppers and a scale to weigh all the 1982 and 1983 cents that are not obviously plated, "notepad" is open and i record whatever i keep and drop it into a coin tube, with cents i also usually have a tab open with coppercoins, lincoln resource center an wexlers websites for resources, i'm in no hurry so 1 roll will take about 10-15 minutes...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ken454, post: 2058008, member: 56575"]when cent and nickel hunting i usually have my scope set at 30x and inspect the coin on my computer screen, first the obverse under scope lights for anything abnormal, (clips, cuds, indents, struck thru an such) then closer inspect under mag., (RPM, DD, clash, cracks an such) then flip coin to check orientation and repeat above process, most coins take all of 5 seconds to check, coins that i know could be something 10-15 seconds, (like 1971,72,83,84,95,97 lincolns to name a few), i have 2 containers, 1 for zincolns, 1 for coppers and a scale to weigh all the 1982 and 1983 cents that are not obviously plated, "notepad" is open and i record whatever i keep and drop it into a coin tube, with cents i also usually have a tab open with coppercoins, lincoln resource center an wexlers websites for resources, i'm in no hurry so 1 roll will take about 10-15 minutes...[/QUOTE]
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