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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 2624518, member: 38849&quot;]Silverhouse, here&#039;s a mistake people make with images of single coins (or stamps).&nbsp; They decide to scan the coin, put it down on the glass (at, say, 300dpi) and hit the Scan button; a moment later, they crop away 8 or 10 inches of empty space, and wonder why the image is lousy.</p><p><br /></p><p>SELECT a 2x2 or 3x3 area down in the lower-left corner (usually), use 600dpi, and (often) brighten the image one notch.&nbsp; If you&#039;re not happy with the result, go to 1200dpi, but still SELECT a small area to work with, not the entire scanner glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cropping away 90% of your scan invariably leads to inferior results.&nbsp; This is really important on eBay, where the image makes or breaks the sale.&nbsp; I have a decent camera with a good macro mode, but much prefer scanning, although it takes longer, generally, while scanning the entire 8+ x 11+ area (and discarding most of it) takes forever.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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