The Future of Coin Shows

This is my new set up, its a Samsung Tablet running windows 8 and an AM3011 Dino-Lite.


With this setup I can look at coins magnified on my 11" screen from the outside of a locked showcase.

 

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Very cool. :thumb:

I carry & use a large magnifying glass.

 

Nice!!

 

But....but....but.....why not just look
at the number on the slab? :devil:

 

What kind of reactions do you get from dealers?

 

I love gadgets. My wife just has no use for them. She'll say, get a magnifying glass. But that's so...yesterday.

 

Very cool setup! I see there are microscopes of higher resolutions. I just want to ask why you chose a microscope with 480 lines of resolution vs one with 1024 lines or better? I'm thinking about buying one now, but not sure if there's a great advantage in a 1024 over 480 to review coins.

 

If you can move the microscope around, resolution isn't as important. I have an endoscope that only gives a resolution of something like 60 or 80 pixels across, but as you watch your target moving across the field of view, your eyes and brain fill in detail.

 

Most people that see me carrying it around are curious about it and ask questions, both dealers and collectors.

I know its not for everyone, but for me its made this hobby 200x more enjoyable....... pun intended

 

that is SO cool, i would love to have something like that at a coin show here in Illinois

 

Cheater.........:devil:


Cool setup Alan. Just make sure that setup don't stray too far from the intended use. :devil:

 

Alan and I hooked up at a coin show two weeks ago. I have used a Dino scope for about 5 years now but this set up he's has can only be described using one word....WOW! Alan was able to hit all show cases at the show snap some pictures set down and relax and go over his images and then decide to have a closer look at coins that struck his interest. And yes he spark alot of interest by others checking him out to the set up he was using. Two :thumb::thumb: Alan Great set up and a great tool for any collector. Paddy

 

Something like that would be a good way to fight
fake slabs. You could image a slab/coin right there
and send it to a data base for comparison before
you even buy it. Can they do that now? I know they've
been building data bases for years now.

 

Really neat setup. No need for loupes and cameras, that would also make cherry picking much easier too.

 

This seems to be the only forum where he has posted this where he has gotten a positive reception.

 

I can think of another.........

 

Well......until this catches on, I'll always be able to spot you at a coin show!

 

neat setup! I like it!

 

On more than one occasion, I have found "things" on a coin only after taking a photo of the coin. It's probaly the result of the lighting & time spent inspecting the image. The OPs imaging system might help find "things" on coins that might be overlooked with the magnifying glass.ld-guy-smile: