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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1902730, member: 38849&quot;]A decent scanner.&nbsp; Start by selecting a scanning area (for one coin) of about 3 x 3 inches.&nbsp; Do NOT use the entire 8 x 11 glass as your scan area and then crop away the excess.&nbsp; Make your scan with about 600dpi.&nbsp; When it&#039;s done, most scanners have a number of adjustments, including lightness or darkness.&nbsp; Select one setting higher lighting, and then another, if necessary.&nbsp; Do not mess with the &quot;brightness&quot; control, that wipes out the detail on your scan with a field of glare.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to do 6 or 8 coins at a time, arrange them as close to a square as possible, i.e., like 3 rows of 3 coins, or 2 rows of 3 coins.&nbsp; Again, make the scanning area no larger than one inch beyond the edge(s) of the coins.&nbsp; Dark coins are a problem.&nbsp; Here is a dark 1806 English penny; I have not offered it here because I can&#039;t get a good image.&nbsp; This image has been bumped up 3 settings of lighting, and it still doesn&#039;t look right, nor does it look much like the actual coin in hand.&nbsp; I may try a macro-lens camera.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]325500[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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