Well, my Dell All-in-One 942 copier/scanner/printer died today. It was never any good for scanning coins, but it did make color and b/w copies. Anyway. The replacement would ideally be GREAT for coin scans (and easy to use), and at a minimum function as a b/w copier as well. (I have separate color and b/w heavy duty printers which work fine, but no other copier -- and seldom need color copiers.) Anybody have recommendations for a good coin scanner that will double as a b/w printer/copier at a minimum. Please be specific with model numbers and comments, and thanks for your thoughts! Do you have any scans you can post of your coins? Best Regards, George
A scanner might be easier to use than a camera but you get better pictures with a camera. You also get more control on how you want the picture to come out.
I also find it difficult to take pictures (perhaps because I don't take the required time), but the last three printers I have had, I found to be good for scanning and durable. I have had Canon Pixma printers, MP 160, 210 and 250. They are cheap and seem to do a good job. This is a quick scan I did of an IHC clip.
I always got excellent results out my HP scanner. And yes, you can show just as much luster, and/or color as you can with a camera. And yes you can get the pictures just as clear as you can with a camera, sometimes even better. The one thing that is hard to do with a scanner, is to make it lie like you can a camera
