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Pillar of the Community
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What is that loupe in the middle between the two loupes? Is it the 10x you mentioned to me?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Found this site but its in Florida even though I googled Canadian suppliers! This one looks good for my hands to grasp and is 5x and 10x too: FL-5-10x 5x-10x Folding Double Lens Coin Loupe http://www.magnifier.com/coin_magnifiers.htm |
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Rest in Peace
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What is that mediumsized black loupe, top right, beside the handle of the handheld? I've seen them called fabric loupes. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Interesting! Where does "fabric" tie in though? I don't understand the connection between loupes and the word "fabric". So much to learn  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What is that loupe in the middle between the two loupes? Is it the 10x you mentioned to me? Yes, that's the one. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Is that the one you're selling me?  Ha ha!! I'm still up and happen to be in here for a quick comeback |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Yes, the second from the bottom right corner is the one I'm sending you. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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KEWL. It's a deal  |
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 United States
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Dottir, I would stay under 15x because they start to get blurry and the lens gets real small. I also like glass lens over plastic.Is there any coin shops near you?,you might get to try some out before you buy. John1 |
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Interesting! Where does "fabric" tie in though? I guess they use them to check details in cloth. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think that's called a "linen tester". They are used to determine the thread count of fabric. They are hard to use for coins, because the optics aren't as good as loupes with double or triple lenses. Linen tester:  Edited by DVCollector
02/19/2011 1:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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John1,
Nope. No coin shops. I've asked around at local businesses, including the local pawn shop. I even called a local jewelers place to see if they had a spare on hand and asked if they knew where I could find a loupe or any effective magnifying glass in town. They had no knowledge of anyone selling them in town.
You know, when things like this happen, trying to locate a useful item in a small town that's not available, I get flashes of "I should start being a supplier of hard to find little items for hobbies etc" Maybe I'll thunk more on that idea as a possibility to generate a little income and be a source for locals. I know coin collector supplies and tools sure don't exist so far, nor do a lot of arts and crafts tools and supplies ;) Sorry, went off topic o a tangent here!
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice :) I just did my very first ever paypal transaction WOO HOO ... to buy that middle bigger fold-in 10x loupe from DVCollectorso should soon have my loupe HURRAH!! That is as soon as paypal completes its 6 to 8 business days processing then it can be mailed to me. Can hardly wait I think in 2 to 3 weeks I'll finally get loupe-d  |
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