Scanning Coins to Put in Registry Sets?

I have started a few registry sets just for fun, not trying to be competitive...

Anyway, I have no pics on mine and I'd like to add them, before I get to many more coins...

I have a Flatbed scanner that I have honestly not used much...

I know how to work it, but I never really know what are the best settings for the job and often scan stuff way bigger than I need too...

Would anyone know the settings I need to use to Scan NGC and PCGS slabbed Coins to then upload...

 

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There are two entirely different concepts in scanners and one is much more coin friendly than the other. A scanner that uses a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) sensor is preferable to one that uses a Contact Image Sensor (CIS). CCD scanners are better able to capture objects that are not directly on the scanner surface, such as coins in slabs.


See this link http://www.telesphere.com/scanning.html#PHOTO .

 

I have had only limited success with my scanner. To get a good quality scan you do have to adjust your image quality. but then you have to resize it after that. It seemed to me that scans are very large files and are usually to big for most sites limits on file size.

 

Depending on how you save your pictures, the image size will vary greatly (even with using jpeg). However, this is not that critical as the important thing is to first adjust the quality to produce the best looking picture. There are a lot of tools available on the internet for reducing the size of an image, but it is important to first get the best looking picture.

 

Been reading this, I'm gonna give it a try soon as I get some time...

All else fails I can use my Digital Cam... I just thought the scanner would be more accurate...

Thanks for all the replies and info... I post a link here when I get a few done...

 

I really don't like the look scanning gives the coins. It is too dull. I have always had much better luck with a digital camera because the camera will show the reflectiveness of the coin's surface much more accurately, and also the camera is able to better focus with the "depth" of the slab.

- Jake