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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 472657, member: 9270&quot;]NOTE: I wear trifocal glasses and still have to take them off to see up close.</p><p>That explains why I have some of these magnifiers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have one 2x magnifier for identifying features like mint marks.</p><p>I have one 3x magnifier for a &quot;first look&quot; at potential DD&#039;s or other oddities.</p><p>I have a 10x loupe for serious evaluation of potential DD&#039;s or other oddities (I ID&#039;ed my 1858 FE as an 1858/7 with this loupe. <b>BIG</b> jump in value.)</p><p>For shows I carry a two-piece loupe, 3x and 6x. And together they make a 9x. The 3x is <u>really</u> nice for looking at coins still in a dealer&#039;s case since I can lay it on the glass cover and see a coin perfectly. Sometimes dealers are busy and can&#039;t get right to you, so for a quick look it&#039;s ideal.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t collect anything that would require magnifications higher than my 10x.</p><p>And I don&#039;t know of anything of significant value that couldn&#039;t be identified by a 10x (although the 1858/7 FE certainly pushed the limit.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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