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Message:: [QUOTE="kanga, post: 577988, member: 9270"]In general scanners don't do well imaging coins.[NOTE: As with most generalized statements there are exceptions, often many.] 1. Scanners are designed to work best with 2-dimensional items like pieces of paper.Coins are 3-dimensional.Therefore focus is often a problem. 2. Scanners are designed to work best with the object directly on the scanning glass.Slabs keep the coin's surface away from the glass surface by a millimeter or two.Therefore focus is VERY often a problem. Macro-capable digital cameras are the best for imaging coins. So how can you improve your scanned images until you can get a camera?1. Scan with a higher resolution. Your coin images are too small for us to get a good look.2. Crop your images. Your coins are taking up only about one-third of the space of your picture. You need to chop off all that extra unused space around them. Finally, restrict your slab purchases to the major TPGs. IMO those are PCGS, NGC, ANACS and ICG. The grading from other TPGs ranges from questionable to out-and-out fraud. Looks like you have a good start.Read what the pros in here have to say AND pay attention to them.They may not always agree but they'll get you going the right direction.[/QUOTE]