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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 688162, member: 19463&quot;]May I suggest two things:&nbsp; </p><p>1. Try scanning the coin upside down on the glass so the moving light hits at a different angle.&nbsp; Different brands of scanners have different pickup arrangements and coins can look better if scanned so the light appears to come from above rather than under the chin.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/dirtop.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/dirlef.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/dirrig.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/dirbot.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These four images of the same coin were done on the same scanner but the coin was rotated 90 degrees between each and the image was rotated to restore each to the correct side up.&nbsp; It makes a big difference on many scanners.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. Many images come out too contrasty and too strongly color saturated.&nbsp; Both can be corrected with the software that accompanies most scanners.&nbsp; It is best to make such corrections while looking at the coin and stopping when the screen image matches the real thing.&nbsp; Too much saturation makes uneven colors look even more uneven.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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