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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dafydd, post: 26219237, member: 86815&quot;]My wife is a quilter and she uses a clamped magnifying glass with built in LED&#039;s and they work great on a desk so I bought one. </p><p>I shoot so optics are important to me but that is only because of the first 10 and last 10 minutes of the day and light gathering. In this instance I spend a lot of money on optics and it makes a difference. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also use bifocals and read a lot. I did learn from my wife&#039;s magnifier that light helps so I bought this;</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/KINGMAS-Magnifying-Magnifier-Illuminated-Identifying/dp/B00A0DSN2Y/ref=sr_1_8?crid=149HZFTDW144Y&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HKDSM1CLJEmeNmFVJGoBTH3JbMRSzOLBhXTbzLzaky9hh6E99RRun0SVWf44b9olbOdmeqcOmnMfoPlO1L6IKqGWbhrdgHSJWH4SPJoAcChPBxos67_g9SWx8n9IkhmQre1b7szXiWVDhQqQj_zsLx23a4SRmGTYcBX2B7I-PX6Vg-vUCf5MbmR_URaoQrTMYUPMiick1Jls9u9722_OrVQ6LeehkchTwwwj1ozLROm8XP9QEDTv1g5FT7n44z2RbX-mNPxrBDJiXRJC2xeTkrbUGxK1oDWAoYRfLadwE5U.hn_OVRAdQRbEFUClwBte_bzo28ZNc_jVx7cu741EK70&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=jarlink+illuminated+jewelers+loupe&amp;qid=1748815619&amp;sprefix=illuminated+loupe%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/KINGMAS-Magnifying-Magnifier-Illuminated-Identifying/dp/B00A0DSN2Y/ref=sr_1_8?crid=149HZFTDW144Y&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HKDSM1CLJEmeNmFVJGoBTH3JbMRSzOLBhXTbzLzaky9hh6E99RRun0SVWf44b9olbOdmeqcOmnMfoPlO1L6IKqGWbhrdgHSJWH4SPJoAcChPBxos67_g9SWx8n9IkhmQre1b7szXiWVDhQqQj_zsLx23a4SRmGTYcBX2B7I-PX6Vg-vUCf5MbmR_URaoQrTMYUPMiick1Jls9u9722_OrVQ6LeehkchTwwwj1ozLROm8XP9QEDTv1g5FT7n44z2RbX-mNPxrBDJiXRJC2xeTkrbUGxK1oDWAoYRfLadwE5U.hn_OVRAdQRbEFUClwBte_bzo28ZNc_jVx7cu741EK70&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=jarlink+illuminated+jewelers+loupe&amp;qid=1748815619&amp;sprefix=illuminated+loupe%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-8" rel="nofollow">KINGMAS 40x Jeweller Loupe Folding Magnifying Jewelry Eye Magnifier With LED Light Illuminated (LED Currency Detecting/Jewlers Identifying Type Lupe) : Amazon.co.uk: Stationery &amp; Office Supplies</a></p><p>I use it at coin shows and the cost of the batteries is probably greater than the loupe itself. I have two. </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I have also learnt is that the more you see the more you reject so I focus on the coin in hand not what the grade is. </p><p>I recently had a large Crown graded and it was a proof coin&nbsp; and it came back as &quot;Details Scratched&quot;&nbsp; destroying its value. I spent 20 minutes looking for the scratch and eventually found a 1/64th &quot; nick on a horses flank. The grading was a waste of $40 as it destroyed value and I have cracked it out to restore value and it is a beautiful coin. Problem is people buy plastic and not coins as they are Sheldon points&nbsp; competitive. If you want to see everything get a digital microscope. $15 on amazon and x 500 magnification. Problem is you will buy nothing.</p><p>Same issue with guns. Buy an endoscopic bore inspection camera and you will never buy another gun. </p><p>I am 68 years old and age wears eyes so understand your predicament. As far as quality is concerned, my $10 LED loupe has lasted years so longevity answers the quality question. Glass doesn&#039;t really wear out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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