Digital Loupe recommendation

[Jgrace]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

What magnification level are you at in the photos you posted? Just wondering because I bought one of these when they were recommended on Net54. It's so cheap and it does work. But my only complaint is it's really almost too much magnification for baseball cards since it starts at 60x.

https://www.amazon.com/Carson-MicroB...2219172&sr=8-3

I have this one, it's fantastic. Easy to focus since you can stand it right on the surface, and leaves no doubt as to what type of card you're working with.

[GasHouseGang]

I agree, it's great, especially for the price. I haven't used it too much. I know that nothing is ever going to look like it has 10 corners when you magnify it to 60x. I think if you're looking at dot patterns and so on, it's perfect.

[drcy]

Good point about collectors posting such pics in auction listings. If collectors and dealers took photos of this quality, authentication could be done via email. I've often told collectors that if they send me close enough photos-- including high-quality scans-- I can tell them in the card or photo is authentic. And some do.

10x loupe versus 60x microscope versus 250 digital microscopes. They're all so cheap, you can buy all. And, as I said, a high-quality scanner can produce big/detailed enough images.