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Valued Member
Canada
340 Posts |
Is a cell phone picture good enough to determine values ? I have a number of decent bills .Thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Use a scanner. By far the best way.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Based on your coin photos I would say a cell phone picture would be fine. Did you inherit this collections or have you your self been collecting for a long time? The bill should have a clear shot of the full bill just to show if there is any creasing. Including a full shot of the front and back. I'm no bill expert but after the coins you have posted I'm curious about your bills. Quite a collection you have there.
Edit: but if you have a scanner available to you it's definably the best way to to show the bills.
Edited by Wrekkdd
11/25/2021 7:20 pm
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Valued Member
 Canada
340 Posts |
Scanner makes sense. I have a coin microscope which works great for small coins but difficult with larger coins so I use my phone . Still working on improving shots . A person I know was selling her Dads collection wanted nothing to do with selling on ebay so I offered . I need to improve on my abiity to grade and understand what makes a great coin. I have since a kid loved treasure . Have actually dove on Spanish 1733 wrecks in my younger years . |
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Moderator
 Australia
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An issue with scanners and banknotes is that many scanners have built-in software that prevents you from attempting to scan a banknote. It uses the standard security pattern most modern world banknotes incorporate.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The problem with using a scanner it does not show the folds, creases, nicks, etc. of a banknote very well. Because the picture is so flat it shows the banknote better than it it is. I would be hesitant to buy to buy an ungraded bill just looking at a scanned image. But a scanned picture of a graded banknote is ok; you would be relying on the grade.
Edited by MoneyPenney
11/27/2021 2:56 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
A lot depends on the quality of the scanner, but I agree that scans aren't very useful for evaluating high grade notes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
629 Posts |
I have had very good results with using my phone camera.
Take them out of the sleeve so you can avoid reflection
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Moderator
United States
94666 Posts |
If you scan a note, the output result is a PDF file. we can't upload PDF files, do you convert it somehow to say JPG or something?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
867 Posts |
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If you scan a note, the output result is a PDF file. we can't upload PDF files, do you convert it somehow to say JPG or something? *** Edited by Staff to add Quote tags. Please use them in the future. ***This is just the default setting on my HP. You can change it from the menu before you hit "ok' to scan. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You should be offered the option to save it in jpeg format just before you click "Save". Be sure to then name the file carefully.
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Moderator
United States
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AH-Hah! Got it, thanks. Here is a test up load of one of my scanned bills:   |
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Valued Member
Canada
499 Posts |
The scan looks good but try not to crop it. Need to see the corners to determine grade.
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Moderator
United States
94666 Posts |
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The scan looks good but try not to crop it. Need to see the corners to determine grade. AH, ok, very good point. I'll not crop right up to the edge of the bill. thanks! |
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