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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 72722, member: 112&quot;]If you want to have less strain on the eyes you need to use a larger viewing area - not a smaller one like you have with a microscope. Get yourself a plain old magnifying glass - 4x if you can find it. They are inexpensive, less than $10 and easily found at drug stores and grocery stores. Get one that is approx 3 inches across - you&#039;ll be amazed at how much easier it is on the eyes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then if you see something that deserves a closer look - then you can use the stronger loupe. But 99% of the time - that big magnifying glass will be all you need to see any variety details.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that is perghaps the fastest and easiest method to study coins. But an even better way, although it requires more effort, is to study pics of the coins. Take high quality digital pictures or scans of the entire coin then study them on your computer screen. This enlarges the coin and all its detail 10, 15 even 20 times normal size. Nothing could be easier to look at.</p><p><br /></p><p>Microscopes can serve a purpose - but they only allow you to focus on a very small portion of the coins surface. And to really see what is there - you need to look at the big picture - not foucs on the minutae.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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