any 1 have an idea on how i could take better and closer pics with my camera? like where to go on the camera and what to change?
depends on your camera. I know the nikon 995 will focus down to about 1/2 inch or so. Some won't focus closer than 5ft... all depends on the camera. How about a scanner?
You want to check your camera documentation to see whether or not it has a "macro" function and if so, how you turn it on. Chances are, to get good photos, you will want to enable the macro function, hold the camera about 1 1/2 inches from the coin - or however close your camera will allow, and the take a shot with the flash turned off. Of course, you will need to make sure to have some good lighting setup first. Hope this helps.
Spider, do some searches here for words like picture, camera, photography - you'll come up with a lot of helpful information