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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 542194, member: 12789&quot;]Slabbed coins are a PITA to scan on just about any scanner, you are almost better off trying to get a decent digital image of them with your camera.</p><p><br /></p><p>Particularly bad are mirror finish coins, like proofs etc.&nbsp; Silver is the worst, then red bronze or copper, then gold.&nbsp; The best scans are usually darker bronze, then gold and toned silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is in a slab, but a dark originally toned coin with even toning:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/usa/1799dollar.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a proof 1860 SL dollar that I cannot image any which way with the scanner, or even my digital camera.&nbsp; I have given up on it.&nbsp; It is blast white, with a mirror finish, in an NGC slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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