I hope this is the right place to post this (sorry if not). I could not find a store in my town that sells a high magnification glass. I am looking for a magnifying glass that will be easy to spot out variety coins. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good one I could buy online and what magnification I need. I have read other posts that say anywhere from 10x-30x.
Try here old fellow. I've employed their services many times..... http://www.brent-krueger.com/magnifiers.html?b9ae6160
Decked out and ready to rumble.....:smile Coulter, I, most times, use a 7x loupe and find it quite adequite for my needs. You'll get many opions here. Use too high a magnification and you're gonna see things you don't want to see.....:smile On a side note. Any relation to John Coulter (Lewis & Clark)?
Yes, that is exactly where my name came from and my middle name is John. My brothers name is Bridger,middle name James.
Acctually, since this is posted in the error section, you may want to get a 14x or 18x if you're trying to spot errors.....
I was just on this website the other day... interesting.... all kinds of characters up on this forum here...:goofer:
I thought 7x seemed a little low for variety's. Yep, the names catching on too. There is now 3 Colter's in my town.
Yeah, you're right. Gonna need something more powerful for doin' that. Remember, the higher the magnification, the lower your field of view. I tend to like to take in a wider field of view....
Harvey says anything more than 5x and he is going to come for you i told him its only a glass covered in mothballs at the mention of mothballs he lost it. what is going on?
Here is a good place to start. http://www.jpscorner.com/Magnifiers_and_Loupes.htm 10x should be sufficient to see most errors and varieties unless you're blind like me. Chris
I use a 10X first to quickly examine the whole coin. Then I change to a 16X to look for RPMs and doubling, etc. Another trick is to hold the loupe over a camera lens and take a photo of the mintmark. Then I put that photo on my picture program and blow it up. Sometimes I can find RPMs that way which can not be spotted with just the 16X loupe alone.
I'm assuming it's a wider field of view. Normally, at that magnification (16x), you have a very narrow field of view.
Be careful of magnifier's claims if it is not a triplet or similar type of compound lens. The simple 1 lens magnifier will have a large amount of fall off in resolution near the edges , whereas a well made ( and more expensive triplet) will not. It will be sharp to the edge. I recommend the Belomo magnifiers. This manufacturer is known for being the main supplier for the Russian Scientific community. I think they are a little better than the B&L and others. This is the 10X, but they have other magnifications also. http://www.amazon.com/BelOMO-Triplet-Loupe-Folding-Magnifier/dp/B0002OVC9W read the buyers reviews Jim Quote: Originally Posted by Colter
