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United States
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 For now I'm using my Great Aunts magnifying glass-she passed many years ago. Had to put her name on it so no one would would "steal" it at her nursing home 
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 United States
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Oh, and I use a magnifying app on my phone
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I use a stereo microscope with an infinite zoom. 3.5-35X  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My grandfather was a photographer, and he used this loupe for his photography. I got it after he passed away nearly four years ago, and it works nicely for most purposes.  If I need to see something closer up, I use this USB microscope that I bought on Amazon about a year ago. It's supposedly able to magnify to 500x, and although I have my doubts about that, it can still get pretty close up.  |
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United States
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Very nice!  I very much want one! I need a scale too. I would also love a metal detector. Is there a wish list for equipment and supplies, as well as coins?  thanks for sharing! |
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United States
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How neat Numisma! Thanks for sharing! I really need to find the best magnifying device for the buck. I'll have to look on Amazon. |
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United States
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United States
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Thanks! Both look like a reasonable price for this newbe woman. This hobby tends to be hard on the neck and eyes. Would be nice to see image on a computer. Only using my iPad for now. My 80 year old father is going to fix my PC week when he comes for a visit from Florida. Both my kid and my father a more computer sauvey than me! I'm happy I figured out how to post on here lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have everything from a 3x, 7x, 10x, 14x, 20x the later three are Bausch & Lomb Hastings Triplets. I have two Swift Stereo 80 Scopes but I only use those for coin photography (one is packed for shows and the other is on my photo desk). I might actually use the scope to examine a coin once a year or two. I can see all I need to see with the 10x 90% of the time but like to get a better look with the 14x after identifying a variety. The 20x gets used very infrequently but is always around my neck. Sorry no pics.
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United States
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Thank you koinpro! Sounds like you are always ready and no coin can hide a secret from you : ) I'm hoping to attend a coin show someday.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For most searching and just looking at things, I use a standard 8x photographic loupe slide viewer, turned upside down. Using this with a headlamp on give an amazingly good light that I can adjust quite easily.  Seen here pointing at the Lincoln RPM I just found a few minutes ago. RPM-004 and looks like stage A (no die crack over VDB)  For closer stuff, like the photos and die markers, I use a stereo ACCU-SCOPE with 10X and 30X settings. Hey, I'm a bat biologist so I've got this kind of stuff sitting around anyway.  It is currently pointed at an EF/AU 1859 Canada one cent that I need to figure out if this repunched D in CANADA is worth a premium or just one of the many problems with that year. Probably see it in the world forums at some point as I am at a loss.  Cheers |
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United States
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Thank you tropicalbats-nice! Great coins-super images. I've never met a bat biologist-very interesting! Cheers back atcha! Good luck with that "D"
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bat biologist - now there's a career I never considered!
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Russian Federation
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I don't seriously collect minor varieties, if I did I'd probably use something stronger.
(We do have a nice 7x magnifying glass, but I hadn't used it to look at a coin in years - last time was, I think, when I wanted to figure out what the clock on the tower on the medal pictured on the 10 rubles for 65 years of Victory showed. Nothing, incidentally, it's just a circle, too tiny.)
Other than that... I just take my glasses off.
I'm very nearsighted (-9 diopters), which means my best viewing distance without glasses is something like three inches from the eye. You can probably imagine how much magnification this comes out to compared to a normal person viewing normally. (There's a theory that ancient engravers exploited something similar.)
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10/04/2016 5:05 pm
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United States
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Eyes are an incredibly wonderful gift. Yours sound extraordinary. I could whine a bit about aging eyes, but I am so very grateful for the health I have. Hey, where's the photo of those bionic peepers? : ) thank you for sharing January1may. I had not considered this scenario.
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Posted 10/03/2016 7:36 pm
