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Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 10/23/2009 04:25 am Shiny nickel coins are difficult, here is what I usually get, smeared contrast and uneven clarity, any suggestions appreciated Report this Post to the Staff

trainhater Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 10/23/2009 05:17 am With a camera! Are you using a flash? Can you bounce the flash off the ceiling? If no flash, you have to adjust the lighting, no direct overhead lights. Try adjusting backgrounds, some digital cameras may over expose based on overall color. Could also try with less lighting and use a photo-editing program to lighten the picture. Just my thoughts. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 10/23/2009 07:36 am I find my scanner normally brings up pure nickel coins rather nicely. I think pure nickel "naturally scans" better than just about any other metal or alloy. I rarely have to manipulate the image, like I do for scanned images of just about anything else. Here's a Monegasque franc I prepared earlier: 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 10/24/2009 04:00 am My scanner is a flat bed and always comes up negative for nickel, silver and gold, brass is ok. The camera is perhaps lacking some light pick up so I guess I'll just have to get a new camera, exclusively for coins That's a nice looking coin sap! Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 10/24/2009 04:02 am Hi trainhater, yes, that's the only thing left I havent done, to use LESS light, copy Report this Post to the Staff
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