magnifier

[dougsmit]

I've never felt the need to use a magnifying glass to look at coins but, as I age, am starting to need help looking at fine details at coin shows to avoid surprises when I get home and photograph a coin.  I just received a new toy which is advertised as a 45x microscope and includes a bright 2 LED light that really gets you close to little flaws that you will not see with the naked eye.  It is only about 1.5 inches long and only shows a very small part of a coin (about 3-4 letters of a legend).  It will never substitute for a real microscope but it does fit easily in the smallest pocket.  At under $4 including batteries and postage, I believe it will come in handy when I go to the show next month.  If it saves me from buying one wrong coin, great!  It is obviously a cheap toy but the image is bright and clear after you adjust the focus to your eye.

[Andrew McCabe]

I've never felt the need to use a magnifying glass to look at coins but, as I age, am starting to need help looking at fine details at coin shows to avoid surprises when I get home and photograph a coin.  I just received a new toy which is advertised as a 45x microscope and includes a bright 2 LED light that really gets you close to little flaws that you will not see with the naked eye.  It is only about 1.5 inches long and only shows a very small part of a coin (about 3-4 letters of a legend).  It will never substitute for a real microscope but it does fit easily in the smallest pocket.  At under $4 including batteries and postage, I believe it will come in handy when I go to the show next month.  If it saves me from buying one wrong coin, great!  It is obviously a cheap toy but the image is bright and clear after you adjust the focus to your eye.

Nice. Do you have a brand name for it so I could find one on the internet?

[crawforde]

At that price it is hard to go wrong.
Have you tried it without the light?  In the photo the light portion looks removable, making an even smaller package.  I would be temped to get one or two for the kids.
Time to do a web search.

[BiancasDad]

I also have some issues with sight and have several different magnifiers.

Ironically, I have the same style at 60x magnification! Mine has the white light and also a switch for a low level blue light. Yours kind of looks like it may have the same.

For some reason I couldn't find the one at 45x but did find one at 60x. I am sure if you look hard enough you can find the 45x. Here is the link for the 60x.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeweller-LED-60x-Magnifier-Mini-pocket-zoom-Microscope-/390326273351?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae1424547

Cheers,

Kurt