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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;marid3, post: 1604926, member: 35968&quot;]As always Doug, great advice. I started taking your advice about a year ago now - stopped ordering coins to fill my collection, do a little searching, but mostly, I have plowed through over 20 books and have more ordered. Some I&#039;m reading more quickly than others. After reading some of the books cover to cover, and not getting much out, now I read one book, pull the reference guides constantly, compare them to my coins, and repeat. I found that I am really, really learning a lot more this way. I also invested in a couple of glasses/lights, and found the one I like best is a desk lamp/magnifying light combo I got from staples, which is about 6-7&quot; diamater with a &#039;full-spectrum&#039; bulb, so not incandessent, but not that fake-white of many other bulbs. (something like this, not this one exactly)</p><p>(<a href="http://www.staples.com/V-Light-Clamp-on-or-Desktop-Black-Magnifier/product_850806?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:850806&amp;KPID=850806" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.staples.com/V-Light-Clamp-on-or-Desktop-Black-Magnifier/product_850806?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:850806&amp;KPID=850806" rel="nofollow">http://www.staples.com/V-Light-Clamp-on-or-Desktop-Black-Magnifier/product_850806?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:850806&amp;KPID=850806</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>The differences in lighting is dramatic. My desk is next to the window, and with the blinds open a bit, I can choose between the natural light, the old desk (incandescent) and that &#039;full spectrum&#039; light or a combination. If you&#039;re roll-hunting, you&#039;ll likely appreciate something that&#039;s hands-free. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next step - calibrate. I have a couple of coins I look at EVERY time, and I adjust the light and magnifier, and my mind set, on these three coins. Now I&#039;m ready to go . . . </p><p><br /></p><p>Using this magnifier and the right combination of light, once I pull the arm down and position the light in front of me, I then have two hands free to handle coins and books. This is WAY prefreable to any hand-held device. </p><p><br /></p><p>My $.02[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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