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Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-18-2004, 07:44 PM   #1 (permalink) justminted Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 35 Scanning A Coin I have tried scanning a coin on my flatbed scanner but it is cutting of a part of the coin. Is it required that the coin needs to be in a mount first ? Or do I need to take a picture of the coin and then scan? I have not problems scanning photos but just think the coin can be done.   12-19-2004, 12:13 PM   #2 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,635 Just place the coin in the center of the scanner bed and scan away. It should work fine - always did for me. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-19-2004, 01:10 PM   #3 (permalink) justminted Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 35 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP Just place the coin in the center of the scanner bed and scan away. It should work fine - always did for me. I will try that, I have been putting it in the upper left hand corner and pulling it away 1/8" or more to give it a slight boarder and every time it has been cutting off a smidge. Also thanks for making the time to answer the post. I'm a newbie and the subject was at least important to me.   12-19-2004, 01:19 PM   #4 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,635 Once you do have your coin pic - then just use your scanner software or other pic software to crop the pic and perhaps enlarge it for viewing as well. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-19-2004, 06:51 PM   #5 (permalink) pcrdnadave Senior Member   Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 332 Usually a scan at 400 to 600 dpi is large enough to show most coin detail fairly clearly.   12-19-2004, 10:51 PM   #6 (permalink) tradernick Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 679 Peripherals like scanners and printers are always the biggest pain. Scanners in particular I find cumbersome and time consuming. I still use a camera...must be 6 years old by now. It's a Sony Mavica that records the image onto a floppy, which I then put into the PC and pull up the pictures. Quick and easy. Nick __________________ Eyes are not required for true vision.   12-20-2004, 09:58 AM   #7 (permalink) Prethen Senior Member     Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 158 How about scanning coins inside of a slab? My Canon scanner is incapable of properly focusing on the coin inside the slab. Which scanners (any of the inexpensive) are capable of doing this?   12-20-2004, 11:09 AM   #8 (permalink) nesvt Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 653 Quote: Originally Posted by Prethen How about scanning coins inside of a slab? My Canon scanner is incapable of properly focusing on the coin inside the slab. Which scanners (any of the inexpensive) are capable of doing this? None of my scanned images ever seem "crisp" enough... in or out of a slab. Here's a Binion dollar that I scanned in the slab. It looks okay... well, the scan looks okay. What is on the coin? I have a Microtek ScanMaker 4900. The coin is at 300 DPI.   12-20-2004, 09:46 PM   #9 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,635 Quote: Originally Posted by nesvt What is on the coin? If I had to guess - peach juice. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-20-2004, 09:58 PM   #10 (permalink) justminted Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 35 What is on the coin? I was going to say Grecian Formula   12-21-2004, 06:36 AM   #11 (permalink) nesvt Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 653 Quote: Originally Posted by justminted What is on the coin? I was going to say Grecian Formula I saw the printed label said "MS50". What is that supposed to mean? I assume it doesn't mean mint state. Maybe it's for molasses spill or monkey spit. Can I do anything with this seeing it's in an NCS slab?   12-21-2004, 10:45 AM   #12 (permalink) justminted Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 35 maybe you should get "child proof" slabs?   12-21-2004, 05:57 PM   #13 (permalink) silvereagle82 World Gold Collector     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 923 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by nesvt I saw the printed label said "MS50". What is that supposed to mean? I assume it doesn't mean mint state. Maybe it's for molasses spill or monkey spit. Can I do anything with this seeing it's in an NCS slab? I'm no expert but I wouldn't worry about a NCS graded slab and go ahead & crack it open and try to gently wipe/clean the coin. There has been several threads on the cleaning subject to consult.   12-21-2004, 06:20 PM   #14 (permalink) nesvt Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 653 Quote: Originally Posted by silvereagle82 I'm no expert but I wouldn't worry about a NCS graded slab and go ahead & crack it open and try to gently wipe/clean the coin. There has been several threads on the cleaning subject to consult. That's good to hear. I was wondering what an acetone bath might do for that coin. What about the Binion "pedigree"? If I remove it from the slab, the Binion connection goes, right? Does it really carry that much value?   12-21-2004, 06:47 PM   #15 (permalink) justminted Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 35 Quote: Originally Posted by nesvt That's good to hear. I was wondering what an acetone bath might do for that coin. What about the Binion "pedigree"? If I remove it from the slab, the Binion connection goes, right? Does it really carry that much value? that is great to really good to hear silvereagle! Aside from all the humor (or lack of) that I've been throwing down ( i.e. grecian formula and child protective slabs) try following silvereagle's advice. Seriously. Then after the blemish is removed, rescan the coin. After rescanning submit to this thread. That way it will tie it all in to the original subject of the post.   Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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