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Valued Member
South Africa
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I am looking for a magnifier for my coins, I have seen from x1 to x40 maybe more. Which one will the the best for best detail?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Do you mean for photography or just inspection?
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Valued Member
 South Africa
331 Posts |
Mainly coins I have seen the x40 loupe at a good price though but is x 40 good enough?
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Moderator
 United States
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I have never used anything more than a cheap 10x.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
United States
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In a jeweler's loupe you never need anything more than a 14x. You should own a 10x,12x and a 14x loupe. The best are Hastings Triplet but a doublet will do fine. John1  |
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Valued Member
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Good information. I'd like to get a jeweler's loupe as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
All depends what you're looking for. The TPG graders use naked eye and a 3x if they want to see something closer. More than that and you're looking for variety attributes. |
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Valued Member
South Africa
331 Posts |
Thanks guys before I wrote the topic I put down a bid for a x40 loupe so if I don't win the bid I will look for x3 10 15 20 30 buy one every month and see how they work out, I wanna see as much detail on the coin even a x 500 sounds good
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Moderator
United States
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Any loupe above a 14x will give you a distorted view. Get a 10x,12x and a 14x Hastings Triplet. A doublet will also do well and is less expensive. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have several different ones. However, I never use most of them. I figure if I need anything more than about 5X, I don't need that coin that much.
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
Are the B&L triplets on Amazon ok for around $35? |
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United States
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B&L are very good. Hastings triplet is very good. 10&12&14x is good.$35 is a bit high but not bad. John1 |
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
I am going to try the 10x Triplet on Amazon. Thank you John! |
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
I ended up ordering the BelOMO 10X on Amazon. I'll try it out and report back on my overall impression of this product. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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10x is the best for almost all purposes.
That's what the TPGraders use.
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