Well we got the SEM fixed and I got to have a quick play with some old half crowns on Friday afternoon. This is "weak" magnification at only 35x, when I was focusing it was at a moderate magnification of about x2500 magnification
The image is pretty pants as I was literally on my own for my first ever attempt at the SEM yesterday and this was the 4th image Ive ever taken. Itll take a bit of getting used to!
SEM Coin Test 35x Magnification by
Chris_Moody, on Flickr
Its one of the few things keeping me from quitting my job now I think, getting to play with stuff like this.