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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The_Cave_Troll, post: 61548, member: 1674&quot;]The short answer to your first question is acetone.&nbsp; Make sure it is the pure stuff, you can get it at any hardware store (I got mine at Wal-Mart) for less than $10/gallon.&nbsp; After it&#039;s acetone bath dunk your coin in distilled water and let it air dry (no patting or rubbing).&nbsp; Repeat as neccessary.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for photos/scans; I think that it is pretty evenly split between those using cameras and scanners.&nbsp; That said, I think that while good photos are more difficult to consistantly produce, they are vastly superior to scans.&nbsp; I say that because scans don&#039;t show a coin&#039;s luster, making coins look washed out (even though they show details fabulously).&nbsp; Taking good close-up coin pictures can be pretty challenging, but once it is mastered the photos created accurately show off a coin&#039;s detail as well as luster.&nbsp; Photography is definately an art, but it does pay off with practice.&nbsp; The best part of digital photography is the ability to easily take a large number of photos and choose the best ones quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for tips, use the macro (close-up) setting on your camera.&nbsp; It is almost universally indicated with a small icon of a flower.&nbsp; Turn the flash off if it isn&#039;t turned off automatically.&nbsp; Then ALWAYS use a tripod since the close-up setting has a longer exposure time and that really magnifies any shake in the camera leaving you a blurry photo.&nbsp; Then use the timer delay to take the picture after you have removed your hand from the camera to further reduce the shake.&nbsp; I use a cheap Kodak CX7430 and I can take pretty good photos using the tips I listed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck and keep practicing![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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