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This is a practice pic I re-sized using program on site. Taken with the glass at 45 angle with light reflecting off glass. Original size was 3 mb's as a jpg., 20 mbs as a raw file! So does not reflect true look but again trying to figure how to get best image on site.

Two more

And here are two more. So you can see what lighting can do to a coin.

Bought a Canon 50D about 4 years ago (need to upgrade to a 7D which is a very good camera) and got some great lens. I use a tamron macro lens SP D1 which got some good reviews. Also have a couple of single magnifiers I can attach to any lens for closer stuff if I want it. Don't want to go off topic but you know how you will see a small black spider on a web or window and it looks really like nothing but something black, Well use a macro lens on it and this is what they actually look like close up. Took this through a patio door glass. Take note to the two eyes on the bottom.

amazing photos aladinslamp...my sony has a vid plug that goes directly to a plug in my laptop that looks like s-video - of course, I can't find the cord to try it out. I never thought of using the print screen function like that - really clever idea!

while many photo's are very nice, it Morgan 1924 is very over lighted, no true representing of the true coin..I still haven't had time to play with Tim's ideas...the Indian cent lighting is too lighted in the upper half, of your pic...As I said I haven't had the time time to play with Tim's ideas of reflected glass light. the sheet glass you put at 45 degrees....between the lens and the coin...While it works in some instances it is not a fix all for all concepts...