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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7911190, member: 19463"]There must be hundreds of variations of stereoscopes. Certainly the best have a third tube for shooting 2D photos while you view the coin in 3D. Do be sure not to get one too powerful. I get the most use out of 10x but there are many that start at 20x and even 40x which is too much for many uses with coins. Mine is so old that I can't recommend a brand but it was a cheap model then and I have seen many obviously better. </p><p><br /></p><p>The big question is how much you want to spend.</p><p>I have no personal experience with these exact models but the first is what seems reasonably close to what I have:</p><p><a href="https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/se305r-pz" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/se305r-pz" rel="nofollow">https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/se305r-pz</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1365937[/ATTACH] </p><p>This seems overkill AND will take up a lot of room to store and use.</p><p><a href="https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/sm-4tz-144-5mt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/sm-4tz-144-5mt" rel="nofollow">https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/sm-4tz-144-5mt</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If all you want is photos, you can get a camera adapter for any old single scope (not stereo). Mine is 80 years old and I bought it used when young. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1365938[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7911190, member: 19463"]There must be hundreds of variations of stereoscopes. Certainly the best have a third tube for shooting 2D photos while you view the coin in 3D. Do be sure not to get one too powerful. I get the most use out of 10x but there are many that start at 20x and even 40x which is too much for many uses with coins. Mine is so old that I can't recommend a brand but it was a cheap model then and I have seen many obviously better. The big question is how much you want to spend. I have no personal experience with these exact models but the first is what seems reasonably close to what I have: [URL]https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/se305r-pz[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1365937[/ATTACH] This seems overkill AND will take up a lot of room to store and use. [URL]https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/sm-4tz-144-5mt[/URL] If all you want is photos, you can get a camera adapter for any old single scope (not stereo). Mine is 80 years old and I bought it used when young. [ATTACH=full]1365938[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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