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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2881943, member: 36230&quot;]May I ask what about the coin makes you question its authenticity?</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, if I were you, I would take Messydesk (as per post #6) up on his kind and generous offer; you&#039;re not likely to get better help anywhere, including the TPGs.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By &quot;quality&quot; I can only assume the gentleman is referring to optical quality. The fact is there are many cheap loupes available today that simply do not offer the optical quality one spending any real amount of time examining coins (in detail) should demand; the strain on your eyes simply isn&#039;t worth the rather paltry amount (in context) saved over the cost of quality glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I am not personally familiar with the loupe mentioned by Finn, they are quite popular and most seem to like them. Other more costly options would be to consider something made by either Zeiss or Eschenbach. I have and used an Eschenbach 3x6x9 that, while expensive, was worth every cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for magnification, generally speaking 10x should be sufficient for most in-hand detailed examinations imo. However, there&#039;s certainly nothing wrong with something stronger if you so desire. I had a 16x for such occasions and never found the need for anything stronger.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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