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Message:: [QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2572781, member: 36230"]If your main goal is to image the entire coin, your best bet would be an actual camera. This doesn't automatically mean you'd need to run out and spend a bunch of money to buy one though; fine results can be had using a number of phone cameras, and many use common and inexpensive P&S (point and shoot) cameras with excellent results, so if you already have one, it may be in your best interest to give it a try. If not, you may be able to pick up an older model for next to nothing. I'm trying to remember who has written of this and has made recommendations in the past - perhaps [USER=15309]@Lehigh96[/USER] or [USER=1765]@messydesk[/USER] - but all depends on if you're willing to take another route. Unfortunately, usb "microscopes", while they have a place and can fill a need, aren't ideal tools for imaging entire coins. [USER=15199]@desertgem[/USER] has, if I recall correctly, written of their limitations and nicely explained their pros and cons. Perhaps he'll be so kind as to offer some additional insight here. As for lighting, instead of getting something rather unknown, perhaps look into Jansjo from IKEA (or Amazon or...?). They're inexpensive and many seem to love them. Perhaps [USER=10103]@green18[/USER] could share his experiences with you.[/QUOTE]