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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 302281, member: 112&quot;]I can understand the need to help vision problems clembo - no way around that. And higher x is often needed to identify some varieties or possible authentication issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>But when examining coins with magnification, more is not better for most people. It is in fact far worse in most cases. But most people don&#039;t realize this. That&#039;s why I always mention it when the subject comes up.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is desirable in a magnifying glass or loupe, for use with coins - is a quality lens, as large a field of vision as you can get ( in other words a large lens ), and a lens of medium power, generally 5x.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any more magnification than that tends to make you focus on things that you should not be focusing on. And this will eventually cause you to consistently under-grade your coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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