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Pillar of the Community
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what do you guys use when searching cents for varietys... A loupe microscope? Just curious... I have what I think is really good eyes and have a 30x loupe but dont seem to be able to see through it like I think I should
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New Member
United States
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I only use a 10x loupe and a realy good lamp.
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Pillar of the Community
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i mean I can see the coin but its almost like I have to hold my mouth right
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use a 30x36 magnifier and for the really close ups a microscope.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Stereo optical microscope with infinite zoom. I feed the coins under the scope on an ash stick fluted to fit cents. I have two such sticks so I can flip the coins all at once. I can generally make it through a 50 coin roll in less than three minutes.
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I started out using a 10x doublet and now I use a 14x doublet and it works well for me.I have tried a 30x and it was way worse then the 10x,i got rid of it in about a week of using it,i also use a 150 watt lamp,if you can stick with a 100 watt,my eyes are not so good any more that's why I use a 150 watt lamp and a 14x loupe. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just your basic 10x loupe. I basically look for wheats, copper cents, and then just a few varieties (Wide or Close America on 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000), doubled die (1972, 1983, 1984). I am not a cent collector necessarily, and moreso a copper cent hoarder...lol. So I dont look at these that closely.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks guys for the information  I have a bunch of wheats that I would like to go through a little at the time to check for the varietys.. Thinking of getting a micriscope |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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With the setup I showed above it's easy to separate groups of dates in mixed rolls to look for different types of reverses. Also, if all the coins are laid out on the stick so that the obverses are perfectly right side up, when the whole stick is flipped over, rotated reverses show up like a sore thumb.
I can usually make it through about ten rolls an hour like this. If I spend the entire day (from 7AM through the evening) I can get through an entire $50 bag of cents in a day, but it's tiring.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thats a really nice setup you have there  That is rolling doing a 50 dollar bag in one day  Edited by daviscfad
02/24/2009 12:52 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, I CAN...I don't usually. Typically if I can get through $20 before being blind as a bat and bored to tears I'm doing good.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, I CAN...I don't usually. Typically if I can get through $20 before being blind as a bat and bored to tears I'm doing good.
I believe you... I just wish I could do it... I get bored after a roll or 2  |
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Rest in Peace
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Chuck, this might be a good place to mention your die variety class you are helping to teach at the ANA Summer Seminar this summer. I assume you will be demonstrating all of this plus so much more and it is easier to learn when you are in a room with the instructors instead of over the Internet. |
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Posted 02/22/2009 10:21 pm
