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Message:: [QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 3584657, member: 87200"]For me it's a matter of focus. In the early days of using my google pixel phone about 1 1/2 years ago I routinely was too close to the coins to get a proper image. I thought that if I were closer than the base image of the coin would be larger. Since, I have discovered that it is better to hold the camera back from the coin and snap a smaller image. This will be clearer. Then, when you go to crop the image in whatever ap/program you are using you can greatly expand the image and still have it emerge with sharp focus. I use google photos to crop and format the coins. I use a white background but I'll will try to start using black for the reasons Doug has enumerated. I have had on occasion coins with dark patinas emerging too dark for the liking of the forum members. Also, the phone seems to take high quality pics of silver coins more frequently than bronze. I may graduate to getting a "real" camera in the future, though the pixel was advertised as taking the best pictures of any phone upon its release two years ago. Here is a sample of what the phone can do on a humble roach. [ATTACH=full]956775[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]956776[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]