Poll: Can you read the date on a cent with your naked eye?
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he said naked
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Oscar Wilde
Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
and its considerd the "over 40 syndrome"
I used to be able to see dates and mm's unaided, then it seems like overnight as emril would say, "BAM"
I can somewhat see them now, but only after adjusting distance between the coin and my eyes
thank god for the 8x
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Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
<< <i>Yes and I dont even need a loupe to look at my coins either! Ahh, the power of being young. >>
Dang, I can't even read the date on your signature cent. Is that a 26, 36 or 86 ?
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and its considerd the "over 40 syndrome"
I used to be able to see dates and mm's unaided, then it seems like overnight as emril would say, "BAM"
I can somewhat see them now, but only after adjusting distance between the coin and my eyes
thank god for the 8x
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I never miss an M&M's even bare eyed.
Oscar Wilde
Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
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Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
Ken
"I say we slab everything in sight, it's the only way to be sure."
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<< <i>I can still read the date, but mintmarks are getting nearly impossible. >>
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
<< <i>I tend to find sufficient lighting to be more important than magnification in seeing really tiny stuff. >>
Great point! Your $120 loupe doesn't do you much good without decent lighting.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>This is all very new to me. It never occurred to me that there were people who could not read the date on a penny! >>
I use a thong.
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I seem to be losing both of them..
My grandchildren. The heirs to my collection! (Just not to soon I hope)
Not anymore.
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