Problem With Canon Sd780is

Ok, I figured it out, thanks for all your advice. Also, I saw how you combined both the obverse and reverse into one picture, and I was wondering how you do that. I was sure I have Photopshop, but I can't find it. Are there any sites that'll let you do that? Thanks.

Wow, nice method. I'll try GIMP and maybe some other websites, thanks for the help.

Thanks xshift, I probably will be able to download it. Here is another picture I took, any advice or comments?

More light and tripod will allow lower ISO settings. The lower ISO will give sharper results.

My daughter has this camera and uses it in low light situations with hi ISO settings no flash.
Works great, when you can't use a flash, however grainy pics.

Thanks for all the tips. All this info is confusing, but I'll slowly learning it. Thanks for the plug-in DV, I'll try to download it.

So what do you think about your latest photo...better?
I think that's pretty good for 1/20 second hand-held.
I can see some blur, which is due to the long shutter.
You'll need to play around with lighting and settings I think.
To reduce glare, I would manually underexpose by 1/3-2/3 stop--your camera has this feature.
Macro shots are tricky--I've forgotten that because it's a hobby of mine.
Often, whatever the camera doesn't do right can be adjusted in photoshop.
Here's what a little contrast adjustment and sharpening does:

Those are a big improvement on sharpeness! You're probably set to Auto white balance, accounting for the color difference.
One tip--the more perpendicular your lens is to the coin surface, the more consistent focus you'll get from edge-to-edge.