Are Eschenbach 3x, 6x, 9x loupe magnifiers really $200+ now?
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Yikes! We needed to buy 2 more of these for our coin business.
The cheapest I could find these for was $200 (!). I think I bought one just a few years ago for about $100 or so. Last year I think we bought some for $130 (which I thought was a lot at the time).
These are the best magnifiers there are for coins IMHO, but... wow!
The cheapest I could find these for was $200 (!). I think I bought one just a few years ago for about $100 or so. Last year I think we bought some for $130 (which I thought was a lot at the time).
These are the best magnifiers there are for coins IMHO, but... wow!
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I will sell it for less.
They are about $125 last time I looked.
Buying top quality Seated Dimes in Gem BU and Proof.
Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.
the zeiss 3x6x9 is quite nice for $100-$130
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That's the website where I bought mine a little over a year ago, I believe I paid less than $110 including shipping for the 3x+6x= 9x.
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the zeiss 3x6x9 is quite nice for $100-$130
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I have both an Eschenbach and Zeiss in 3x-6X-9X. They're both very good loupes but my Zeiss feels a little more comfortable in my hand. YMMV.
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<< <i>Otto Frei
That's the website where I bought mine a little over a year ago, I believe I paid less than $110 including shipping for the 3x+6x= 9x. >>
You are right -- I just called Ottofrei.com. $103.60! I love this forum.
<< <i>I'm still happy with the new 10x that I picked up off the BST last year for under $80...
What brand?
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If they won't fix one of mine, when the others go I don't know what I'm going to use.
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Just had two buy two for customers on this trip to balt. Talk about sticker shock, the 3x6=9 is now over 200 bucks. I remember buying mine for 135.00 several years ago. I had to call back home to make sure they wanted to spend it, actually they passed. They have a solid 10x lens for 112.00, they chose that one instead. Its nice, but I like the 3x6 I have.
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Check the shipping price.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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I specialize in Errors, Minting, Counterfeit Detection & Grading.
Computer-aided grading, counterfeit detection, recognition and imaging.
but it's helped me spot every little detail that I need to see (and some that I don't need to see- lol) on a coin.
This may sound like a dumb question, but what's so special about the Eschenbach? Why the $200 price tag?
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<< <i>I just bought a loupe made by a company in Belarus (forgotten the name) for about $30.00. I think it is excellent, a little better than B & L; perhaps not quite as good as Eschenbach. YMMV. >>
That's the Belomo loupe, I got mine on ebay, awesome.
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<< <i>82.50 on Amazon >>
Check the shipping price.
I get free shipping on Amazon.............
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<< <i>I've been using triplet 10x magnifiers- the ones jewelers use to inspect the inner nuances of diamonds and precious stones. It took a little time to get used to,
but it's helped me spot every little detail that I need to see (and some that I don't need to see- lol) on a coin.
This may sound like a dumb question, but what's so special about the Eschenbach? Why the $200 price tag? >>
I've used the Eschenbach 5x for almost 30 years. Why? Sufficient for micro work, and a a broad(er) field of vision for the coin as a whole. The gestalt, if you will. I'm farsighted and have always needed a loupe, but can still tell eye-appeal in-hand, which is all I want or need because the loupe is always needed for what passes the first test. For this partially-blind etc.
As usual, YMMV. I may make that my 2014 sig-line
<< <i>Sufficient for micro work, and a a broad(er) field of vision for the coin as a whole. >>
Thanks, that's the kind of answer I was looking for. The 10x loupe I have is pretty accurate, but the lenses aren't wide enough to see the entire coin (as a whole) at 10x.
Maybe I'll look at one sometime in the future. For now, I think my money should for now be put toward a really strong camera so I can start showing close-ups to the forums. That's another conversation for another day, I suppose...
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<< <i>82.50 on Amazon >>
Check the shipping price.
I get free shipping on Amazon.............
Not on that one. 38 bucks shipping, are they NUTS!!??
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<< <i>Otto Frei
That's the website where I bought mine a little over a year ago, I believe I paid less than $110 including shipping for the 3x+6x= 9x. >>
You are right -- I just called Ottofrei.com. $103.60! I love this forum. >>
And if you use coupon code BOOM you will save another 5%.
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<< <i>82.50 on Amazon >>
Check the shipping price.
I get free shipping on Amazon.............
Not on that one. 38 bucks shipping, are they NUTS!!?? >>
It's coming from Germany. What do you expect?
Be careful buying such things from Amazon marketplace sellers. I mistakenly purchased Sennheiser headphones that turned out to be counterfeit.
I didn't realize how different the quality of loupes were and, for my birthday (today) this year, my wife was trying to figure out what to get me. I showed her the link on Amazon and she gave it to me this morning along with making me breakfast
Wow! My previous (cheap, from ebay about 11 years ago) one was "ok", but the clarity of this one is really cool!
I didn't have her use the Ottofrei link as I think that would have encumbered her and caused more of a hassle and I wouldn't have gotten it
The Amazon one cost just a Jackson more and it came, from Germany, in just over a week. Too late for me to have at last weekend's PNNA show, but I have it now
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
But they are not worth it IMO
A cheap one does the job and if lost ............big deal
I will be at CSNS show, so if anyone has one let me know so I may test drive for a minute?
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<< <i>Otto Frei
That's the website where I bought mine a little over a year ago, I believe I paid less than $110 including shipping for the 3x+6x= 9x. >>
You are right -- I just called Ottofrei.com. $103.60! I love this forum. >>
I love my 10x triplet with LED/blacklight from Otto Frei
<< <i>I have a good loupe
But they are not worth it IMO
A cheap one does the job and if lost ............big deal >>
I disagree. I used to have a cheap loupe, and I could see some things, but not a lot, and not that well. I borrowed an Eschenbach to do lot viewing at a FUN show and compare the high quality glass to what I had been using. The difference is night and day. My eyes are very good, but with a high quality loupe, I use it all the time when I see anything of interest/concern. With my old, junky loupe, I never would have even tried on most things, as I know I wouldn't have seen most of what piqued my interest. A good loupe, well used, will pay dividends.
I guess I am a collector of these too.
For me, the best multi is the Zeiss 3x6x9x , but here are a few others I enjoy using.
Belomo (Ukraine/Russian made) is nice quality loupe for the money. I have a 7 X and use it frequently.
Also found a very nice high quality large lens 21mm black framed (reduces glare) triplet 10X from an importer on ebay . Excellent lens. Bought some for friends.
The "Surplus Shed" has a 4 lens 50mm 5x that is a great loupe. Edmunds Scientific has a 5X purposed for examining other lenses. This is an excellent lens of very high quality also. I have bought many coins with it.
I always look for larger mm lenses that have flat in focused fields of view to the edges, black framed, they are easier on the eyes. All the above were purchased under $100. Most under $50.
Krueger
<< <i>I've used the Eschenbach 5x for almost 30 years. Why? Sufficient for micro work, and a a broad(er) field of vision for the coin as a whole. The gestalt, if you will. I'm farsighted and have always needed a loupe, but can still tell eye-appeal in-hand, which is all I want or need because the loupe is always needed for what passes the first test. For this partially-blind etc.
As usual, YMMV. I may make that my 2014 sig-line
I got turned on to the Eschenbach 5x by ColonelJessup when he handed me his to look at one of his coins at a show.
I was so blown away I did a thread on the loupe The best thing I saw at Coinfest wasn't a coin... Thanks a LOT ColonelJessup!
<< <i>Yikes! We needed to buy 2 more of these for our coin business.
The cheapest I could find these for was $200 (!). I think I bought one just a few years ago for about $100 or so. Last year I think we bought some for $130 (which I thought was a lot at the time).
These are the best magnifiers there are for coins IMHO, but... wow!
Dang!
I would never spend that much for one!
Taylor
I am a YN and I do not want anybody to question my IQ Level! I don't know everything and came here to learn!
I have a 3-6-9 *generic* that I used for years and found myself taking out other coins just to play with the new one.
The glass DOES make a difference....and, 10 years ago, heck, even 1 year ago, I told myself I would never pay over $30 for a glass.....at ~$120, this one is nice and worth it....if you look closely at your coins
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
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Lance.
It is the same one as pictured by Ikeigwin.
Agreed, it blows the other ones away.
Update, they do not like it!! They both wish they had spent the extra money and got the 6x9 .
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the zeiss 3x6x9 is quite nice for $100-$130
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I have both an Eschenbach and Zeiss in 3x-6X-9X. They're both very good loupes but my Zeiss feels a little more comfortable in my hand. YMMV. >>
Same here
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