Best Magnifier for Variety Coins?

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  • soccerstock
    • Jun 2025
    #1

    Best Magnifier for Variety Coins?

    Can someone please recommend the best magnifier(s) to use for finding variety coins? Also, Is one with and LED light recommended?

    Thanks,

    soccerstock
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    • Peter
      Administrator

      • Oct 2012
      • 1633
      #2
      Welcome to the Forum. Try the search function next to the logo to look up old threads on this subject. There a re a variety of magnifier brands out there and opinions of which are the most useful for a particular task.
      ANA, CONECA, FUN, NGC, PCGS

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        • willbrooks
          Die & Design Expert, LCF Glossary Author

          • Jan 2012
          • 9472
          #3
          Originally posted by soccerstock
          Can someone please recommend the best magnifier(s) to use for finding variety coins? Also, Is one with and LED light recommended?

          Thanks,

          soccerstock
          Welcome to the forum! I assume you are talking about a loupe and not a microscope? Many of us utilize both. I have actually heard people complain about the led on certain loupes because it creates too much glare on coins. As with any other products, they range from cheapie to very expensive and as with all things, you get what you pay for. I have a loupe for carrying around, but use a cheapie microscope with a built-in camera feature to search at home. It isn't great, but it serves its purpose for poor folks like I. When I come home, my wife turns me upside-down and shakes the nickels out my pockets. (As long as I can keep the cents!)
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            • jfines69
              Paid Member

              • Jun 2010
              • 28576
              #4
              Welcome to the forum... Best place to learn... Lots of highly knowledgeable folks here... I use a 30X loupe... I'm old and 2/3 blind though... LOL!!!
              Jim
              (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!

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                • Keith
                  Member
                  • Apr 2014
                  • 230
                  #5
                  My eyes aren't that great either and I like to make things as easy as possible. For searching at home I purchased a amscope SW-2T13x stereo microscope. I usually look through the 10X until something catches my eyes then the 30X will really let you see it. I absolutely love this scope. They run about $250 right now but if you are looking at a lot of coins I would recommend it http://www.amscope.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=SW-2T13X

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                    • trails
                      Moderator, Error Expert
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 3358
                      #6
                      Welcome to the forum.

                      Your question has many options. I use a 7.5 X to 35 X variable zoom binocular scope that I find suites my needs very well. But then again, I do a lot of photography work and shoot most of my in close shots through that microscope.

                      BJ Neff
                      ANA, CCC, CONECA, FUN, Fly-In-Club, NLG & "The Error-Variety Education Consortium"

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                        • WaterSport
                          Paid Member

                          • Nov 2010
                          • 3207
                          #7
                          These type are cheap and cheerful and they work. You can carry it in the pocket to take to a show, etc.

                          WS

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                            • Dar
                              #8
                              Myself, I have a few different of loupes ranging from 3x to 14x and just stepped up and bought a Stereo Micro scope that arrived yesterday from Am Scope. I really love it! (Am-Scope SM-1TX). If you get a chance to check one out I would recommend it.

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                                • soccerstock
                                  #9
                                  Thanks for your reply to my post.

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