What brand and model of magnifier do use for grading?

Today I order a Eschenbach 4-6-10. Expensive, but hopefully this will be the last loupe that I will ever needed to purchase.

 

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My loupe is 10x for viewing coins at shows. I have a stereo microscope for serious viewing. I have several different eyepieces for it but I still use the 10x wide view most often.

 

Half blind some days but i use 2 5x then 3x5 if need

 

I'm not familiar with a 4x6x10, but very much an with the Eschenbach 3x6x9, and if anything like the latter, it most certainly will be the last you'll ever have to buy. Your eyes will also be most appreciative. Congrats on the fine choice and pick up.

 

I think Eschenbach replace the 3X6X9 with a 4x6X10

 

I'll never forget when I bought the Eschenbach 3x6x9 and used it for the first time. I felt like a kid with new eyes. It cost me close to $100 but worth every cent.

One time I traveled about a thousand miles to a show and forgot my loupe. I was so mad at myself. The supply table at the show wanted $169. I bought a $10 loupe to get by but it was a hard choice to make.

 

I saw these for less than $70 from a supplier in Great Britain. Said nothing on the site about shipping to the US, though.

 

I haven't been to a coin show or store in quite a long time.
Here at home I use an 8x loupe for viewing slides.
Not sure what I'll do if I ever get to visit US Coins down in Houston.

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I purchased this 30mm model from Amazon.
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=67831&itemnum=61061&redir=Y

 

Otto Frei used to have them for somewhat more - I think the last one I bought was around $88 - but still significantly less than other retailers. It's been a few years though, but anyone possibly interested would be wise to check them out.

 

I use a Bausch & Lomb Hastings Triplet 10x Magnifier. TC

 

Well everybody prefers their own style, It is a little different for eyeglasses wearers in my opinion, but a large sharp magnifier is usually expensive whether 1 magnification or 3. I really prefer a 7X Belomo lens for general and a 20X for the oddities separately around my neck rather than foldin type. For a single glass, I would pick their 10X or their 12X. They say they have the lens certified like camera lens. They are excellent.

https://www.amazon.com/BelOMO-Triplet-Magnifier-High-Quality-Anti-Reflection/dp/B0043GD6EO

 

I use a Zeiss 3x6x9x. I also have a Zeiss 10x which I use on mm's

 

For grading? Mark 1 eyeball.

For authentication/attribution? Bausch & Lombs 10X

 

I carry a Bausch and Lomb 6x for general use

 

I use a 10X Belomo for viewing diamonds, but for coins I'd prefer a bigger diameter glass.

 

Yeah, that was before I turn 50...

 

I'll be 65 in June.

 

I have a 10X Belomo. You have to watch out for those little screws popping out but it's a fine glass otherwise.