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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lawdogct, post: 20218, member: 1476&quot;]I wish I could attribute the authors of the threads I&#039;ve gleened info from, but here&#039;s what I&#039;ve picked up along the way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Use a dark background to place the coin on, preferably black velvet as it does not reflect much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Avoid using a flash by using two strong light sources placed at opposite sides of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your camera has it, make sure to use the &quot;micro/macro&quot; mode which should allow you to get even closer to the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beyond purchasing a more powerful, but more expensive lense, the only other tip I&#039;ve come across was a thread where someone used a kids toy digital microscope that cost something like $35.&nbsp; Don&#039;t remember the details on who made it, but I remember the images being pretty good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps, I&#039;m sure the guru&#039;s here can add more.&nbsp; I know I&#039;ll be following this thread to see what they add <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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