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<p>[QUOTE="justafarmer, post: 3022325, member: 3926"]You can get better results if done on a scanner as opposed to imaging with a camera. With a scanner you can use the square edges of the slab or 2 x 2 flip to insure the target coins are flipped squarely (obverse to reverse). Aspects such as luster, color and etc are really not a concern as it is the coin design and the location and orientation of these elements relative to each other.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the images of the 2nd coin you provided - I can tell they were not taken squarely to the camera. The slabs in which the coins are encased form a trapezoid instead of a rectangle. Also the reverse is a larger image than the obverse. Both are factors that skew the angle in which the lines intersect. You needn't worry whether a coin is placed in a slab or 2 x 2 flip with the design perfectly vertical. Any rotation of a coin in the flip/slab will be identical for both the obverse and reverse. Although the lines drawn may be rotated - the two lines will still intersect at the same angle. </p><p><br /></p><p>Following are images of the coins you provided as illustration. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]751832[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]751833[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]751834[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="justafarmer, post: 3022325, member: 3926"]You can get better results if done on a scanner as opposed to imaging with a camera. With a scanner you can use the square edges of the slab or 2 x 2 flip to insure the target coins are flipped squarely (obverse to reverse). Aspects such as luster, color and etc are really not a concern as it is the coin design and the location and orientation of these elements relative to each other. Looking at the images of the 2nd coin you provided - I can tell they were not taken squarely to the camera. The slabs in which the coins are encased form a trapezoid instead of a rectangle. Also the reverse is a larger image than the obverse. Both are factors that skew the angle in which the lines intersect. You needn't worry whether a coin is placed in a slab or 2 x 2 flip with the design perfectly vertical. Any rotation of a coin in the flip/slab will be identical for both the obverse and reverse. Although the lines drawn may be rotated - the two lines will still intersect at the same angle. Following are images of the coins you provided as illustration. [ATTACH=full]751832[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]751833[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]751834[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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