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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1096918, member: 19065&quot;]Just use a camera. Coins in slabs are elevated enough off the surface of the scan bed such that they will always come out blurry, plus the coin is between both plastic and glass (scan bed) from the optical device scanning it. Flat bed scanners are for flat objects placed against the glass, like a sheet of paper or bank note, not a coin in a slab or 2x2. Not only this but the scan element lamp will reflect unfavorably off the surface of the slab creating reflections or unnatural colors to appear on the coin from refraction of light through the slab. Scanners are best for bank notes and cameras are best for coins. Coins in slabs take special consideration in your lighting and camera set up to image correctly. Just run an &#039;advanced search&#039; for numisphotography or photographing coins here on CT to dig up scores of threads on the topic with tips and tricks for better results. Avoid scanning coins, it&#039;s just not worth the headache for the less than adequate results, not matter what the next poster tells you to do with a scanner.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=142754&amp;page=1" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=142754&amp;page=1">Scanning&nbsp; coins</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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