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What Scanner to image coins?

chabot510chabot510 Posts: 1,291 ✭
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Someone posted awhile ago a picture of a gold piece taken with a scanner. the picture was decent and actually able to show the coin in the slab. Anyone remember what type of scanner was used?
Nick

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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,081 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stman would be the guy you want to consult with this one image
  • BigE2BigE2 Posts: 1,037 ✭
    I use a HP 3970. It makes nice scans but does not do well with toned coins. You can see the detail but the colors seems to diminish.

  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    I found out when I started selling the stuff in my sigline this year that the "All In One" printer/scanners blow for scans......One of the card guys was nice enough to explain why my scans of the PSA slabs were so horrible.

    I believe he said that my all in one scanner/printer had CIS? software or something...and that I needed to buy one that had CCD? technology. Well I went shopping and found that the only ones that had that were solely scanners...none of the all-in-ones had it.

    He explained that my all-in-1 technology was not able to focus on the card thru the plastic but the other one could. Made a WORLD of difference.

    I've yet to try it on a coin but may do so now and see.
  • slipgateslipgate Posts: 2,301 ✭✭
    The HP flatbead scanners work great for coins in slabs.
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  • chabot510chabot510 Posts: 1,291 ✭


    << <i>The HP flatbead scanners work great for coins in slabs. >>



    Have any pics?
    Nick
  • joeyukjoeyuk Posts: 3,282
    Mine is a Epson Perfection 2400 Photo and these scans were at a
    resolution of 300 dpi.



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  • chabot510chabot510 Posts: 1,291 ✭
    thanks for the pic! Any toned images?
    Nick
  • BurksBurks Posts: 1,103 ✭


    << <i>I found out when I started selling the stuff in my sigline this year that the "All In One" printer/scanners blow for scans...... >>



    I can agree with you on that one. For coins with no luster they are pretty good. If they are toned, have lots luster, or are slabbed forget about it. Picture will come out distorted and ugly.
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  • joeyukjoeyuk Posts: 3,282
    You would never know the soft pastels on this Frankie. Also at 300 dpi.





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  • chabot510chabot510 Posts: 1,291 ✭
    I am after more detail. I think the scanner will work and then I can take a photo for color.
    Nick
  • joeyukjoeyuk Posts: 3,282
    At 1000 dpi.

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    At 2400 dpi.

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  • slipgateslipgate Posts: 2,301 ✭✭
    All these were scanned with an HP 4470c at 300dpi

    link to scanned pics
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