looking for coin scanning help/information

kumajim

Does anyone know where I can go on the web for information
about scanning My coins ?
My HP manual sucks,it's all about coping photos and docs.

mrpaseo

Why would you scan your coins?

mrpaseo

At first I thought you ment like a label at the supermarket... bar code scan... You mean like a flat bed scanner right?

You place the coin on the scanner and close (Gently) the cover... then press scan.

The machine should do the rest.





edited to make it sound like an adult wrote something

kumajim

If only they would,I got it all wrong somehow
they look like heck.

And there is not info on how to copy coins.

What I need is to read how to set up and
use the scanner for scanning coins.

Gemineye

When scanning your coins initialy ..go for a pre-scan..and then close the window for a regular scan..read your info.....!!!

kumajim

That's My problem,I do not have anything to read
to tell Me how to do it !

seatedcollector

PM sent kumajim

lordmarcovan

As the owner of a brand-new HP scanner, I gotta say, he has a point- their photo editing software sucks pretty bad.

Scanner's pretty good, though. I bought one to replace my old cheapo Canon, which wouldn't scan slabs- apparently that little bit of plastic between the coin and the glass wouldn't do- it blurred them. It had to have stuff directly on the glass.

I use my old photo-editing program with the new scanner and avoid the stock photo-editing software that came with it. It has produced some decent scans.

I find I just have to have a scanner for some stuff. The results ain't as good as some of you camera pros can produce, but they're good enough, and often a lot better than I have been able to do with my camera. A scanner is a good alternative for somebody who's not that good at coin photography.

The challenge I threw at this new scanner was this coin- tough by all counts: toned, slabbed (in ICG plastic, no less), AND tiny.

I didn't save my results, but they were very similar to these pics made by the previous owner. I captured a little bit of the color, and didn't lose any focus as a result of the slab.




Naturally, Phil Arnold (our former "Darkhorse"), of TrueView fame, did a much better job of imaging it when the previous owner had it.



But I'm not in that class, so I'll stick to a scanner for most day-in, day-out coin photography.


Kumajim, I wish I had some advice for you, but I learned it all through trial and error, I'm afraid, and I use a photo editing program that was originally intended for use with Windows 95- it's ancient, but that is what I am comfortable with, so I have not changed editing software yet.

edix2001

How to scan coins

Tips for coin scanning

Preussen

I had pretty good luck (I think, anyway) scanning some slabbed coins the other day on my HP scanner. I just put the slabs on the flatbed, closed the cover (as far as it'd go, resting on the slabs) and scanned to a .jpg file. I used my editing software to reduce the size, & that was it . - Preussen

kumajim

edix2001
Thank You for the referance sites.

kumajim

I want to thank veryone who offered assistance
and help !

Some Great people lurk here !