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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
i just purchased a 60X loupe for error hunting and I would like to know if this is a good investment? I got it for $3 with free shipping
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
According to what some guys use. I would have to say 60x would be over kill.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9395 Posts |
Is this loupe a compound design, with (for example) a 10x objective and a 6x eyepiece? Or, is it a single 60x lens? In either case, if it works well for $3, it sounds great.
Note -- a 60x single lens might have very short working distance (sometimes as small as a fraction of a millimeter), and would be very hard to use.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
If you need 60x to see it.....it does not matter. imo. But for $3 have fun with it!
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Moderator
 United States
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I agree, if I need more than 10x then it is of no concern to me.
However, I believe that many varieties and errors need much more than 10x to fully qualify, so you probably did good.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
I use the same 60X you do (i think, I got it for $4) and it works quite well for Wheat cent errors. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am a gemcutter as well as a coin collector.
A 60X loupe would be difficult to use, with an extremely narrow depth of field. Having said that, it would be excellent for examining the internal inclusions in a cut unset gemstone, without the need to set up a gem microscope.
Normally even when using a 20X loupe, some patience and skill is needed, due to a (normally) very narrow depth of field.
Could be useful in examining fake mintmarks on otherwise genuine coins. Skill and patience would be needed in the use of such a high powered loupe, especially when the lens may be at an angle to the surface of a coin, and the zone of focus may be impossible to include the area of a fake? mintmark.
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Canada
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I am a geologist, as well as a coin collector...
Frankly, anything above 10x, you should have really good optics in those lenses, and I can't see that happening, for only $3
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Valued Member
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Having seen the link, for $3, I would have to agree with SPP-Ottawa.
On the other hand, if it works well, you have got yourself a bargain, and it would be good for internal gemstone examination as well.
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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
its supposed to arrive any day now so I guess ill reply to the thread how it goes after I use it once or twice
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
 I am curious to see how it goes. I hope it works great for you. I find using greater than 10X to be a bit taxing on my eye. So I often use a USB microscope which I find to be taxing on my patience. Regardless it's handy to have more than one loupe. |
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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
It just arrived in the mail today when I opened it it looked good has 2 lights and one ultraviolet it is extremely useful but if it is more then 2-3 centimeters away from the coin the coin is upside down I would say this was well worth 3$( now they added 2$ shipping but at the time it wasnt so I didnt have to pay it) I would say for a beginner it would be a good idea to buy one  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Glad to hear you like it.
You got a great deal.
Replacing the battery will probably cost more than what you paid for the whole thing. With any luck you shouldn't have to worry about that for quite a while.
Enjoy!
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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
Ive been using it for a while now and my eye is starting to hurt  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9792 Posts |
I use a 30x pocket scope by Panasonic occasionally but often it's too much power.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Posted 09/16/2015 4:04 pm
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