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<p>[QUOTE="nesvt, post: 27406, member: 1749"]Did I say "peace" juice? Either that's red kool-aid from the 60's or I was typing too fast. Had to get out and do some last minute shopping.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't even remember how they were represented. I think it was basic... three random silver dollars from the Binion hoard in NCS slabs. I think the only guarantee is that one would be a Peace dollar and one a Morgan... and I could return if not 100% satisfied. I have no idea if they all look like this or half or most. </p><p><br /></p><p>Let's talk about scanners.... one thing I do remember. I scan and save the images as TIF files. I edit (size, crop) and later save as JPG's to post. I was told that JPG files are compressed and if you need to resize an image, you should NOT resize a JPG file. It should be saved to a different format (like TIF) and resized, then saved as JPG to reduce the file size. I normally scan in the size I need (150/300/600/2400 DPI) and don't resize, but has anyone ever heard this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nesvt, post: 27406, member: 1749"]Did I say "peace" juice? Either that's red kool-aid from the 60's or I was typing too fast. Had to get out and do some last minute shopping. I don't even remember how they were represented. I think it was basic... three random silver dollars from the Binion hoard in NCS slabs. I think the only guarantee is that one would be a Peace dollar and one a Morgan... and I could return if not 100% satisfied. I have no idea if they all look like this or half or most. Let's talk about scanners.... one thing I do remember. I scan and save the images as TIF files. I edit (size, crop) and later save as JPG's to post. I was told that JPG files are compressed and if you need to resize an image, you should NOT resize a JPG file. It should be saved to a different format (like TIF) and resized, then saved as JPG to reduce the file size. I normally scan in the size I need (150/300/600/2400 DPI) and don't resize, but has anyone ever heard this?[/QUOTE]
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