Scans vs Digital Camera Pictures - Warning... Large Files

numonebuyer

The following pictures of eleven Morgan Silver Dollars come from a digital camera mounted to a microscope.











The following pictures (of the same coins) come from my new HP officejet 7110 all-in-one (scanner)



I am just learning with my new scanner, but the coins certainly look a lot better on the scanner than they do under my microscope.

DesertRat

you might try using a piece of black paper or cloth to cover the coins before closing the scanner and see how it turns out.

lordmarcovan

Perhaps the microscope is overkill. The scanner pics do indeed look better.

I'm impressed that your scanner will show luster- mine makes coins like that rather lifeless and flat looking.

(Actually, mine won't do coins in slabs at all- everything has to be directly on the surface of the glass or it blurs somethin' awful.)