US FRN Scanning Problem

I list US currency on eBay, mostly $1 FRN notes.

My scanner works fine and gives me good images which I then crop and resize with Power Point.
I've had no difficulty with $1 notes and the few $2 and $5 notes I've scanned have caused me no grief.

BUT the few larger face value notes I've tried run into the situation that my scanning software has currency anti-scanning protection built in.
Makes sense; it's protection from making counterfeit/fake currency.
But I'd like to list legitimate US currency for sale/auction on eBay.
It's done by other sellers.
But how?

I have a good SLR camera.
Is that what I'll have to use to image my notes?

Are there other options?

 

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Do you have a cell phone?
I use that for all my images.
I just took this.

 

I don’t sell but I do get decent photos with my cell phone. I can crop them as well so if you can avoid spending the money it may work out for you.

 

You can use different software to scan with your current scanner. VueScan, from hamrick.com is a good scanner. Check to make sure your scanner is listed on their site, and you can even (I'm pretty sure) get a temporary copy for free that you can use to confirm it works.

 

I think the best option is the DSLR, Kanga. It's a little more work but it will get the job done.

 

Thanks for the responses.
Now I just have to take the time to see what works best for me, cell phone or SLR camera.

 

All you need is a decent Cell phone and a little patience.

 

If your scanner ever worked for the larger notes, try and find an earlier version of your scanner's software and reinstall. My scanner automatically updates, and I found the same problem. Old software works of but is a pain to reinstall often.

 

Ah ha!
With my wife's help I've got the process working (the cell phone option).
Takes a while but I don't have many larger face value notes to deal with.
(The cell phone and I don't get along very well.)

Because of short-term memory problems I'll still probably have to bug the heck out of her.
Eventually I should have them all listed.
Sold is another situation.
But I keep inching my asking price down every so often and that helps getting them sold.

 

Although I have a scanner, sometimes I use my phone. It’s easy. This photo is typical of the setup. I use the timer and set it for 3 seconds. That way, the phone doesn’t shake when I tap the button to take the photo.

 

FYI – Your problem scanning larger denomination notes is most likely the result of EURion Constellation:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

 

Probably not, actually -- if you look toward the bottom of that article, it points out that while *photocopiers* seem to look for those circles, *scanners* mostly seem to look for the Digimarc embedded in the fine lines of the background tint. (I found this out myself when trying to scan some small details of currency designs -- even when all the Eurion circles were hidden by post-it notes, my scanner could still recognize that it was seeing currency, and refuse to scan it.)