30x or 40x?

Hey I am buying a loupe (for better pics) and want to know which x I should get as well as the cheapest place to get them, also is there a big difference between 30x and 40x, if someone has both could you please post the difference, THANKS!

-Goldstone

 

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This is one of the ones I had been looking at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/40X-Magnifying-...DomainQ5f0QQsalenotsupported#ebayphotohosting

Is it good quality?

 

10x is more than adequate for numismatic purposes 99+% of the time.

 

can you show me a pic of x10? I want really close up pics

 

I use a twenty to really zoom in for doubled dies and a 40 to make sure that it is a doubled die.
JC

 

Kk thanks, is there any difference in quality in them, is the one I have the link for okay quality?

 

You really don't need anything over 10x!!

 

Do you plan to take photographs through it or use it to assess coins in-hand, or both?

 

I use a 16x...
10x should be just fine, anything less might not work real well..
It is hard to get good photos though, using a small magnifier, I'd go ahead and get one, but don't be disappointed if your pictures are not perfect
Might I suggest playing with your camera? (Took me 3 years to use mine right)

 

Both, with my current one I can barely read the VDB on the back of an 09 wheatie

 

To me it depends on the coin you are going to be looking at. You try looking at a large cent under something like 30x-40x it makes everything look horrible. I will not even use my 16x on those - I stick to my 10x at most. Now if I want to really see a blowup of a section of the coin I use my Digital blue scope. It makes it easy to pop a coin under and slide it around to see things like the attached extra cactus die chip at 60x.

 

What is the magnification of your current loupe?

 

Depending on the coin, I actually have 6 different loupes. You can pick a set up at mostly any hardware store out there like I did for just $2. It came with a 2X,3X,5X,7X and 10X. Then I went on eBay for a 30X, but you won't really need it.

 

like a homedepot?

 

Yep! I got mine at a local hardware store, but they should have them at the Home Depot.

 

kk called a loupe or Magnifying glass?

 

To look at a whole coin under magnification i prefer to use my 4x glass. If its detail I'm looking for, most i'll use is a 10x.. I guess i just have those 'young' eyes still





Thats with my 10x loupe with no zoom on the camera.

 

I got a Belomo Triplet 10x and it's more than adequate. It came with a neat lanyard. You'd be surprised what 10x can do.

BTW, I'm sure I could find several different magnification strengths if I thought I needed them. The 10x is all I've felt I needed to this point. NGC and PCGS primarily grade by eye and may, in some instances choose to use a *max* 5x loupe to check something out on a coin before assigning a grade.

So in other words, a microscopic scratch seen with a 30-40x loupe will not drop a coin a grade one way or the other.

 

i have a 20x and it is great for everything

 

Okay great, looks like im going to get a x20, and x10 on I have a x3 already! thanks