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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CohibaCris, post: 7923, member: 904&quot;]I have a question that I would like your input on...</p><p><br /></p><p>For the new collector who is bitten quite hard, and is committed to collecting in earnest, there are several pieces of gear that are essential.&nbsp; These are, as I have found: A Red Book, a quality loupe (5-7x, distortion free), a check list or something to keep up with what you have and this site.</p><p><br /></p><p>What else does the more committed collector need in their cache of gadgets?</p><p><br /></p><p>A 20-100X stereo microscope for home? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>A dedicated 20x loupe?</p><p>ANA Membership?</p><p>Advanced guides and books?</p><p>Varieties guides?</p><p>A safe/vault (and if so, does fireproof help)? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Storage stuff (2x2s, flips, boxes, tubes, etc)?</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously, my list is limited to what I have come across.&nbsp; Does anything here or anything I missed serve as a &quot;must have&quot; for the collector that is splitting their money between the coins and the tools?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Cris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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