Help With Nikon Coolpix L100

Yep, the pic looks a bit contrasty. If the camera has exposure adjustment, I'd underexpose by 1/3 stop and finish up in Photoshop.
Agreed--easier to work on full-size pics. Shoot me an email and I'll process this one for you--with notes on what to do.

I tried toning down the highlights in Photoshop using the "shadow/highlight" menu. Here's my result, which might not represent the coin in-hand.
In this case, the coin was too overexposed and details were lost. Here are a few thoughts on shooting coins that have worked for me:

• Make sure your light source is pointed at the coin, and away from the lens. Your photos lost their mid-tones, which might be due to excessive glare.
• Try diffusing your lighting source with white plastic or tissue paper to control highlights on silver coins.
• If your camera has picture quality settings, select a better option. Right now, the photo has too much compression noise to do any sharpening.
• Experiment with the exposure settings on your camera. Nikon Coolpix cameras are often contrasty. If there is a contrast setting, pick low-contrast for silver coins.
But I'm hardly the expert on shooting coins- others here have written some great tutorials on the subject.

Here's the setup I cobbled together:



Cheers,Brewzz

I have PS CS4,but don't yet know how to use it.I will have to look at the tutorial,been a little busy this weekend.
Cheers,Brewzz