I bought a few magnifying lenses from Hobby Lobby (they always have a 40% off coupon that I pull up on my phone each time). My eyes are fine for the dates but I just like to be able to see the tiny details. I paid 7 bucks for my last 16x loupe from them.
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sataro
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Great ideas here. I have to use cheaters to see up close. Normally use like 1.75 & I can read with them. A coin dug up with date barely visible & my cheaters don’t work. So I invested in a spare set of cheaters. These are more like 3.5-4.0. I can read the dates now but would give me a headache if I spent much time reading with them at this magnification.
adirondak5
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I use a magnifying App on my Android smart phone . It works surprisingly well , you can even snap a picture using the App , and its free .
Dewsweeper894
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Could be worse , I am starting to use my detector as a probe 
. People think I'm metal detecting everywhere I go now but it's better then walking into trees or traffic .... or someone's shopping cart at the grocery store 
. People think I'm metal detecting everywhere I go now but it's better then walking into trees or traffic .... or someone's shopping cart at the grocery store 
Mud-puppy
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My new NOX 900 tells me the date and mintage of coins down there in the ground! I can then decide whether to dig them or not! It also has that "Automask" feature! If I dont feel like digging, I push a little button, and out of the lower shaft a crown cap is ejected right on top of the target! Its amazing! 
remmy
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I know what you mean. Worst part for me is when I’m recording a live dig for YouTube. Out pops a nice silver dime and I’m like “it’s a ummmm ... hold on a second... it’s a 19.... uh....well it’s a damn silver dime but I have no clue what the date is”..
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Relax, you are not alone, everyone does that! I always laugh when plugmaster ford tells you the date is 1942 when the camera is focused crystal clear on 1945!
Rattlehead
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My new NOX 900 tells me the date and mintage of coins down there in the ground! I can then decide whether to dig them or not! It also has that "Automask" feature! If I dont feel like digging, I push a little button, and out of the lower shaft a crown cap is ejected right on top of the target! Its amazing!
Hey Mud, Just got my Equinox... Where do I enable that feature?
I always laugh when plugmaster ford tells you the date is 1942 when the camera is focused crystal clear on 1945!
Hah! I've done the same thing. Looks like a blurry mess to my eyes as I try to read the date, but when I get home and watch the footage its crystal clear and I wasn't even close. Nice to know that I'm not the only one.
SoOregonMd
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I can NEVER seem to read the dates.. I use a Dremmel with a little green scouring pad on it and rub off the !!!! on the date, look at it with a little magnifying glass and throw it in a jar.. I never find anything but clad anyways so not afraid of ruining it and in actuality when I really clean it up it looks pretty dang good !!
T-Man
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I have an 11 year old with good eyes who like to know when my old coins are born. Anything not clad I had to him and he tells me it's birth year.
georgeinsc
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When was the last time you had your eyes checked and got a new pair of Glasses?
I carry a cheap loupe in my pocket and can read the dates on the majority of coins i find. Of course there are some that are so badly deteriorated that one can never find a date.
ROBOTCOP13
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I'm nearsighted so glasses off and use a loop works for me.
diggin4clad
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Jewelers loop and bright light. My reading glasses are no longer enough.
