When Scanning A Coin To Get Your Opinion On Grade

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dzrick Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 09/22/2010 5:19 pm Do I need to remove them from this type of holder? I'm heading over to my sister's house later to use her scanner and while some of my coins are slabbed and graded those in this type of holder can be removed if need be. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 09/22/2010 5:42 pm It can help. We wouldn't want to lower our opinion of your coin because of a scratch, stain or deformation on the plastic, rather than on the coin itself. If you can take pics that good with a camera, that would probably be better than a scanner. 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
dzrick Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 09/22/2010 5:56 pm Maybe I will just take pictures of my silver but all the pictures I've taken of my gold coins aren't so good. Is scanning slabbed and graded gold worth the effort seeing as they are already graded? Edited by dzrick 09/22/2010 5:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/22/2010 6:26 pm It looks like you used the flash and held the camera by hand, correct? If so, that is part of your problem. Macro photos of coins need a tripod/copy stand and good overhead lighting. Report this Post to the Staff
dzrick Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 09/22/2010 6:42 pm Yeah, biokem.. Hand held but no flash. I had a light source over to the left. I knew I was doing it wrong but I'm not set up for coin photo's. I'll scan a few tonight and look into getting a tripod/copy stand. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/22/2010 7:43 pm If your doing this for just opinions on grades, I think your photos are sufficient enough as is. Unless you think you need fantastic blow ups of every portion of each coin, for just a possible grade by this forum, your doing OK. Report this Post to the Staff
dzrick Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 09/22/2010 9:32 pm Nothing like the blind leading the blind..lol I just spent hours at my sisters figuring out how to use that friggen scanner. I wish I had seen your post before I left Carl! Report this Post to the Staff
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