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Jewelers Loupe For Coin Viewing?

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 Posted 05/25/2010  3:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SPQR to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have one of those ring light magnifiers-it's a great help when roll hunting to read dates and general looking-saves the old eyes. I have an over the head magnifier for tighter detail and a set of good jewelers loupes for close inspection, and a small good quality folding loupe for shows.
use good quality optics and lighting in this hobby; not doing so will give you eye strain and headaches.
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 Posted 05/26/2010  01:44 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add johnstac to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the advice on loupes. I'm looking at one from Amazon named BelOMO. In the mean time, I purchased a tabled mounted magnifying ring. It does have a fluorescent light on it but it doesn't seem to bother me to much.
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 Posted 05/26/2010  8:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Libertad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have two loupes of differing strengths. I wish I knew what strengths they were. But, I've read that using a loupe too much will make you tend to undergrade coins. I use the naked eye and slowly zoom in until I'm satisfied.
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 Posted 05/27/2010  02:17 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wolf-n-wa to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I use a 10X to do my initial check and have a 15X and 20X if I spot something I want to check closer. WOLF
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That's an ideal way of doing it
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I want to follow up to my original post. I mentioned the loupe I purchased but I wanted to also discuss my setup for a table mounted system. I have been going through a lot of boxed coinage from the bank so I needed something quicker then a loupe. I purchased a table mounted round magnifying ring with a fluorescent light inside. At first I really enjoyed it. Particularly, the magnifying part. One day for whatever reason, I had a small desk lamp that used a halogen lamp. Wow, what a difference. The halogen lamp provides much more of a light that helps showing the detail, dimension and relief of the coin. Problem now is that I still like the magnifying ring which I use without the lamp turned on and then also have the halogen desk lamp there. Kind of cluttered for someone who keeps a lot of stuff on the table as it is. Anyway, there is some follow up for those who come across this in the future. John
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