4.3" Coin Microscope - Aopick LCD Digital Microscope 1000X, 1080P USB Coin Magnifier for Error Coins with 8 Adjustable LED Lights, PC View, Compatible with MacOS Windows

I purchased the 4.3" Aopick LCD Digital Microscope for $27.99 in January 2025, and honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect—especially since similar models from other brands cost four to five times as much. To my surprise, this has become one of my favorite Amazon purchases!If you have kids (I do), you’ll love how this microscope brings everyday objects to life. Whether it's coins, paper money, collectibles, toys, or just about anything around the house, it lets you explore the tiniest details up close. It’s not only fun but can also be a great educational tool.Beyond the novelty, this microscope has proven incredibly useful in more practical situations. It’s been invaluable for troubleshooting and cleaning my airbrush—I can closely inspect the needle and ensure all the tiny components are properly cleaned. It also saved me a ton of frustration with my 3D printer (Creality Ender 3 S1 Pro). I thought the machine was defective, but zooming in on the first layers of my prints revealed that they weren’t squishing down properly. I even used the scope handheld while the printer was running to inspect the layers in real time.At its core, this is essentially a webcam with a zoom lens and a built-in light—but it delivers far more value than its price tag suggests. For under $30, I’ve gotten more than my money’s worth.

This is great! Working at an archilogical lab where midden sorting can be difficult due to trying to classify small fragments, this helps a lot. A lot of our interns and volunteers have used it instead of using magnifying glasses and they love it. I like it because it's easier to just put material under quickly identify and move on. The magnification is great. The screen size is bigger than I thought. The battery actually lasts about 4 hours which is nice especially if we're in the field. The seller has also sent email about different features and how to use the device to ensure we understand all the features without even asking them. This makes me think that the seller backs their product, they understand the customer, and they're willing to communicate if there is any problems. Very easy to use very easy to use for older and younger individuals. And sometimes they even use it when I'm reading The tiny instructions that come with other way expensive microscopes that are hard to use, not portable, and way too complicated. I really recommend this microscope if you are working in the lab like myself, sorting coins for your collection, sorting plant seeds for your garden, or even just reading that small font and instructions that you need for other products.

Bought this for my Dad who's into coin collecting now. It's a very nifty and affordable microscope. Functionality is very straightforward, light weight l, zooms in well. Quality seems to be a tad cheap but at the price point it's great!

Gave this as a gift to my gal. She really likes this scope. The screen has a great display and clarity. The digital zoom really rocks. And the photos it takes are also great quality. It's controls are easy to use and intuitive. It is proportioned well from base size up.While she gave it no negatives in quality and functionality she did think a couple areas could use improving or tweaking to make a good product better. Her suggestions are as follows:1. At times she would like to see the whole coin under magnification so a wide angle function would be nice.2. The base upon which coins are placed for viewing is slick and allows the coins to slide if the coin scope or table it's on is bumped. Perhaps a rubber or a non slip surface to prevent slippage.3. The last item concerns the battery. It could last a little longer.Overall this is a very nice product that makes detailed coin viewing easy. My wife's uses it almost daily for coins. I've been know to use it for gemstones. Takes much clearer pics than my phone does. This is a perfect beginner coin scope and goes beyond expectations to meet the needs of someone beyond the beginning.I would have no problem recommending this coin scope to a friend or family.

Beats the heck out of using a hand held magnifier!

This works exactly as stated

There should be a way to split the rating system between one star for some aspects and multiple stars for other aspects. This digital microscope gets one, three, or five stars as follows:(*) The microscope gets One Star for:- The microscope came with a User Manual with print so small that it can only be read with a microscope.- The wording in the User Manual is not easy to follow. It may have been authored by someone for whom English is a second language.- Worst of all, the microscope did not come with installation software. I have spent several hours searching the internet and installing or updating various drivers and nothing works. I can see the image clearly on the microscope's screen but I cannot download it to my computer.If you have the right driver for my Windows10 laptop PC, I would like to hear about it.(***) The microscope gets Three Stars for:- The field of view is very small.It can show an image the size of a dime butit cuts off part of the image of a penny (U.S. currency).(*****) The microscope gets Five Stars for:- The image and detail are very good on the screen.- The magnification is better than expected.- Charging the battery from the USB port on my laptop works well.- The digital microscope is not expensive.

Despite the minimalistic manual, it is intuitively easy to use. At first I could not get it to write to the microchip, and it always stored the images internally. This was because my chip was incompatible. If you use a correct chip, it defaults to the chip. If you do not insert a chip, it stores internally. It does not let you choose, if a chip has been inserted. It takes nice pictures with great detail.