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Does Anyone Use One Of Those Magnifying Lamps?

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 Posted 10/21/2008  01:07 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add mikep to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
What is the proper or best way for searching through rolls of coins? Anyone use one of those desk lamps with a magnifying glass built-in?

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 Posted 10/26/2008  4:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hello mikep,
I have never used one of those magnifying lamps because they do not magnify enough.
I use a clamp on swing arm desk lamp with a 100 watt incandescent bulb and sometimes a halogen bulb.
I am a Lincoln Cent Roll Hound and I use a 14 power doublet loupe mainly because I can't afford a Hastings triplet.
I suggest that you use at least a 10 power loupe and then a 14 or 16 or a 20 power loupe when you find something with your main 10 power loupe,anything with a higher power should be a digital microscope or even better a Din-o-light but they do cost a bit.
Hope this helps you a little.
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 Posted 10/27/2008  09:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't use the magifying lamp, rather:
A good light and a loupe.

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 Posted 10/29/2008  12:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mikep to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks guys. Good point, that they don't magnify enough. I have been using the same. A good light and a loupe. It seems to be the only way.

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 Posted 10/29/2008  1:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biokemist6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Tha vast majority of the ones I have seen are 2x or 3x lenses but Wizard Coin Supply has a 5x model.
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