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Thank you all for the excellent information. I've read the link provided by @PeteM, but have not yet found any of these microscopes on the places I look for - perhaps I should expand my search beyond the (Dutch) ebay-like website. I did notice however that the webpage by PeteM was posted a while ago...

Hi 75RR, thanks for the reaction! I'm not using any microscope at the moment, but use a Nikon d3200 with macro lens. So I'm the true definition of a beginner, hence the beginners corner.

Dear all, Today I joined this forum. I'm an avid ancient coin collector and have been restoring ancient coins for a while now (some examples below). As a kid, I owned a microscope, and the interest in microscopes is still there (though I don't own a microscope anymore ...). I've studied medicine and...