i am a roman coin collector, would this microscope be useful for old coins? some of my coins need more magnification other than my 5x handheld divice
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I bought this scope for basically the same purpose (plus other things). I love this scope, it is clear, nicely made, plenty of light both for top viewing and underneath. Has all the magnification that I need. The optics are surprisingly good at this price point, its not a Nikon or Zeiss, but is more than good enough to look at coins or insects.
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I am not a coin collector but I do find coins interesting to look at with this scope. Yes, I'd say this scope is very useful for coins.
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Hmm.. will have to check. As a test, I was able to get the face on a quarter in great detail, then further zoomed in on one eye very well, and the date on TE coin. Will verify if the focal length will allow one to back up. A stamp, yes.
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This is good for looking at small objects. I've used it at work for parts that are smaller than your fingernail. The part has to be fairly close to the lens in order for it to be focused. It works great for indoors because of the LED light on it. You may want something bigger (larger lens) for looking at flowers/plants in detail (like a larger magnifying glass perhaps).
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Yes and No. The resolution of the scope is great and the pictures are stunning. The problem is the travel of the scope on the stand. Probably for anything above a quarter size, you may have to hold the scope in your hand while taking the picture. I have used it for stamps and it works great for smaller stamps but I have to hold it for larger stamps. It can be difficult but I think you will be happy with it.
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It works good on 60×. The picture and focus is not the best, but I use mine for vamming Morgan silver dollars. I bought mine elsewhere for cheaper.
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The Celestron 44302 is an excellent tool for both coin and stamp collecting. It work exceptionally well with my PC, however, I have not tried it with a TV. But, I think that it might work alright.
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I use mine for checking print materials and print quality. It's fairly high powered and you can even see the dot matrix pattern in news print. I would think it should work fine for coins and for the price it would be worth a try. If you do get one please share it in your review so others who have similar interests may know too.
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Hi Charles, No, you would have too much magnification. I would get a 10x 20x 40x scope that is used for coins and other solid objects. they are also usually less expensive :)
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I haven't tried this, but it may actually work to an extent. The Plugable microscope is not a good option for long term use of this type however. Lighting is not appropriate and focusing would be a pain. You'll need a compound biological microscope, so start saving the pennies. The micro world is amazing, so a decent microscope is a great investment. You won't regret it.
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If you are into numasmatics, I think you need to find another option. The scope does provide detail but the quality may not be something you are interested in. Overall, if you are SERIOUSLY into coins, I would suggest something else. Otherwise, it is okay for the household amateur (which I am).
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Yes, I would think it would work great for that. It's not as bright as an iphone and it casts a smaller circle but we've used it in the pitch dark and it's good for just the small area you're looking at through the magnifying glass.
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That's a great question, but unfortunately, I don't know the answer because I've only used it on silver coins. Sorry.
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To examine a coin, you need a stereosope. Microscope won't do the job well. David Jeng
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I think it is pretty good. The microscope works really well at X20 magnification, and works reasonably well at X200.
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I have a little handheld microscope that magnifies 60x and looked at the tag and it is engraved- not super deep on mine (I ordered smallest size) but done well, so it should last a long time. To the naked eye, it's difficult to tell, but it is definitely engraved.
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I bought it specifically to scan a collection of Kodak color slides taken in the 60s - 70s along with old prints and it has done an excellent job. I would recommend it. Here's a review from PC Magazine written in November 2009: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355184,00.asp
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Celestron 5 MP actually has the resolution of its shots 5 - 12 megapixels. Setting to 5 mpx is optimal IMHO. The size and resolution of your computer display is very important when we speak of the microscope magnification. If you watch your shot on the small, build-in screen (300x200 pixels) you, of course, cannot have great magnification (anyway I enjoy it). A 5 megapixels picture taken by the microscope must be viewed on the screen with comparable resolution (wide * height ~= 5000000 pixel). If you have it and the microscope zoom is maximized you will have 200x magnification and even more. I can't say more precisely now. IMHO, quality of the microscope optic is good, and shots are nice. Please, pay attention that this microscope is designed to look AT objects (light falls on the object). When you use a classic microscope you use transillumination (light behind the object). So if you want to look at plant cells you probably should search for a classic type of a microscope. In general, I've got what I wanted. The only bad thing I met is that the microscope software provided on the CD disk refused to work at my Windows XP SP3. But anyway you can connect the microscope to a computer via USB and treat it like a flash drive. In "My computer" folder you will have Microscope Icon, and you can run the windows master for taking shot from microscope, directly on your computer.