I need help seeing tiny details like mint marks and variety details. I'm considering a microscope set up. or are there other options? Wizard coin supply online has a microscope and stand for $200. https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/lighthouse-high-performance-digital-microscope What would be a good setup? I would want to take pictures with this thing too and get the pics into my computer.
I've used this one for several years and it works great. https://www.amazon.com/WINWEND-Micr...igital+microscope+with+screen,aps,240&sr=8-29 It can take pictures and video. Here are some pictures I took with it:
You can find similar scopes as that one on Amazon for under the given price. I am sure both are made in China, but up to a magnification of 30X , they are usually OK, but above that they usually have a chip that "fakes" pixels to stretch the image. A very good microscope costs rises as the resolution of the image rises. A glass lens with no electronics depends on your eye resolution capabilities. Us older people have trouble with a glass lens they look through as their eyes have probably had some areas of their eyes damaged, so the brain makes it up, which leads to people arguing what they see. I prefer binocular microscopes ( 2 eyepieces that merge left and right images into one to show depth. IMO, Jim
yes, that is part of what I am looking for here too. I want to be able to move coins in and out quickly when I'm just checking mint marks or going through a stack of coins for a particular detail. So functionality + ease of use is important too. My concern is that without a stand it would be slower to move them in and out of the field. Also holding it steady for taking the pic.
wow, great pic's!!!! nice focus and good detail do you have trouble holding it steady to take the picture?
It's pretty easy to keep it steady, unless you want a very close picture like the one I posted of the close-up of the bottom of the letter "I". To take a picture that close, the microscope has to be almost touching the coin.
