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If I got a USB microscope and a book of everything to look for I'm sure I could probably find a variety or error per box, there's just that many of them however, there aren't as many actually worth looking for except for the die hard variety/error hunters.
I'd rather get through the box in an hour or so and maybe miss a slightly doubled column reverse or a hornets nest, but that's me.

You should be finding varieties in every box though, if for no other reason the 1982 cents which are plentiful. It really depends on where you set your personal bar on "worth keeping". I keep every Canadian and foreign coin I find as well as working on albums and every Wheat cent and every major variety or error I come across as well as some questionable coins that I just can't figure out And Are Probably worthless. I don't really go over them with a usb microscope though, just what I can find with my eyes first and then 5x mag lens to get a better look.

When I was putting together 1982's I was just saving all of them I found in a jar and run through them all at once with a big pile. Same goes for 1960 large and small dates, same for 1970S.

It really about where you draw your personal line at and how you go about it. I'm sure some people sort everything by dates and mint marks and go through the piles with a microscope one by one.

Good luck and as always, you won't find it if you don't look for it.

What it is, is you don't really know what to look for yet. Study all these websites. They'll help you. Also need to practice training your eye, so you'll know exactly what to look for.

For Doubled Dies:
www.doubleddie.com
www.varietyvista.com
www.coppercoins.com

For Errors:
www.error-ref.com
www.cuds-on-coins.com

@Rookie2018,
When it comes to the hunt, I pretty much just use a 16x loop.
I use a USB microscope for die markers and pictures.
Using a USB microscope for hunting slows me down.

LOM could you post a link to loop you use?
Thank you Coop for your valuable feedback. I do try to look at some websites mentioned here but it's a lot of info to take in. I am learning every day by checking this forum out to learn what to look for and what doubles die is vs Machine Doubling and Die Deterioration, etc. still got lots to learn.

Thank you for your view and feedback! Much appreciate it!

Cheers!

A way to test yourself to see what you are picking up is this. Look at the first post only. Look and determine what you feel is the issue with the image that is posted first. Write down your comment, then, read the comments to see if you are correct or not. I try to explain what I see, rather than a yes or no answer. I feel the coin detective skills are encouraged by doing teaching this way. A yes or no answer, gives the new collector an answer, but know why is better to educate the new collector. That is why I answer the way I do. It helps with seeing to know what it is. I was not taught that way, and I had to figure out on my own. But seeing and showing what I see, helps the student to advance a lot faster. What took me years to learn, is now learned by new collectors in weeks to a couple of months.

@LOM thank you for that link.
@coop I absolutely get that and you are an AMAZING asset to the community because you explain what you're seeing and trying to teach noobies like myself.
@DP88 thank you for your feedback and view. Mich appreciate it!

Cheers

I haven't done any CRHing in a bit, but I still need magnification. I don't own a microscope and have, personally, not found a situation in which I would need one. I have a cheapo 10x/20x triplet loupe and also an illuminated 40x cheapo (doubt it's really 40x). That 40x loupe is the only one I use now. The lights help and it allows me to see close enough to see minor DDOs and the smallest of die chips/cracks. Anything not visible with that is not worth considering.

Realistically, all you need is a (B+L) Hastings Triplet 10x loupe.

Thank you all for inspiration and your valuable feedback.