Binocular Microscopes

ddink

Who sells good ones? Are there any stores that you could buy them from, as opposed to looking online?

Stuart

I purchased mine from a guy on E-Bay. It's a slightly used (like new) gemological binocular scope that originally sold for about $2K which I was able to get for $500. It's called a Gem Scope II with both transmitted light (for gems) and reflected light (for coins).

It's got a rotatable 10x and 30x magnification, and came with a 2x converter to give you 20x & 60x options also. I find it more comfortable (less eye strain) than magnifyers, and it's great for overdates, over-mintmarks, VAM's etc...

You can probably find less expensive bino-scopes online -- but this suits my specific dual hobby purposes perfectly!!

coppercoins

I bought mine from an ebayer named 'amberdepot' - he's a St. Louis area seller who has been doing it for a long time. Mine is a 7.5-35X infinite zoom stereo microscope with decent movement and optics. Paid $300 for it new. I recommended it to three others who also purchased theirs from him.