Help me help a nice elderly coin dealer

Newb

Met a very nice dealer today. He has Parkinson's disease, so holding a magnifying glass has become tough. He has a loupe that has a stiff coated wire attached which lets him wear it around his head and keeps his hands free, but he needs another one. I've never seen anything like it and he has no idea where to find another one. Has anyone seen anything like this? Thanks for your help.

Lambeau

There's ones you can buy that come with a stand isn't there? I think I even saw one on eBay or something.

Russ

Click here.

Russ, NCNE

Russ

Or here.

Russ, NCNE

coinguy1

I don't think this is what you were speaking of, but perhaps it would work/help:

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Russ

Or here.

Russ, NCNE

Newb

Thanks guys - good starting points. I'll try to find the wire model but may get something else for him if that fails.

Klif50

Our local Home Depot and Lowes both sell a set of magnifying lens that have a head strap and they have a little light on both sides and a flip down lens that doubles the power on one side. You just put it on your head but it makes your eyes look like fish eyes to anyone looking at you. It's great for going through a lot of coins on working on tiny objects.
Cliff

pendragon1998

I think it's really nice you're wanting to help him.

Vermonter

Does it look like this?

Watchmaker's loupe with wire...

Because if it does then you can get them from the fine folks at Jules Borel:

The fine folks at Jules Borel

Standard for Diamond grading is 10x. For watchmaking I use 2.5x most of the time, it's good for coins too because you have a large field of vision and there's not much distortion near the edge.

The other alternative is to just get a nice piece of wire and bend your own! Be sure to stick a good piece of plastic on the end of the wire so it won't poke your eye out or scratch you up.

Newb

That's it, Vermonter...thanks. Funny, because after searching for about 15 minutes I decided to make one. The only rub now is which power he prefers, but I think I'll order a few different sizes from the site you posted and have a varied offering. Thanks again.

ChangeInHistory

Nice of you to help the old-timer out. As collectors we are concerned about our eyesight, but a steady hand is something I took for granted before I read this post.

Vermonter

I think I've got an extra wire kicking around somewhere, let me know if you're interested.

Kill two birds with one stone and get a double lens loupe:

Check out item number 29.080 about halfway down the page...