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Message:: [QUOTE="illini420, post: 1115603, member: 19423"]I've also owned a B&L 10x Hastings Triplet for several years and I can't imagine using anything else. A little more expensive than the ones you've posted, but well worth it and as long as you don't lose the thing you will not need to purchase another in your lifetime. Also, unless you're going to be primarly looking at minor repunched mintmarks and minor doubled die varieties, I think 16x is generally too much magnification. I even find my 10x to be a little too much at times. Generally 5-7x is enough for getting a good look at a coin. I also like to check for certain varieties, so that's why I use the 10x, but anything more than that is overkill for most usage. I also steer clear of the loupes with the LEDs built in... that light isn't the best anyways and in most places you'll be using your loupe there will be superior lighting available anyways.[/QUOTE]