Question for the photo pros - edit: almost got it, photos added

Got a new digital camera. Trying to take photos on slabbed coins. Can't get the white balance to come out correct on any of the light settings. Any suggestions?
edit to add:
blues get washed out and coins and slabs have a reddish hue.
edit to add:
blues get washed out and coins and slabs have a reddish hue.
Gene
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
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But, personally I think it is the "light temperature and color " of your lighting source.
What kind of camera is it? Does it have a custom white balance setting? If there is, use either a white sheet of paper or a gray card as mentioned above to set the correct balance (photograph the white sheet of paper or the gray card so that the card/sheet takes the whole image, and then use that image for your custom white balance setting. Otherwise, try changing different types of the light setting in your camera and check the result.
Alternatively, you can do this in post-processing. I usually check my color curves in photoshop and adjust if necessary.
8 Reales Madness Collection
for example, I use halogen lights on my copy stand. In the Canon EOS manual, the closest color temp to halogen lighting is called "tungsten". Once I changed the shooting light type my out of the box, unadjusted photos were darn near exactly what the coin is, in hand. (only problem I have is the halogen lights are so freakin strong they tend to wash the coin out somewhat)... an "autoadjust" (corel photo) usually tweaks it perfectly.
So, find the temp or your light
look up the setting for your camera,
shoot away! it should be a 1-time adjustment if you dont change your lighting often.
I tried each of the named lights with a grey and a white background - all have come out with the blue label washed out and the overall reddish hue. Guess I need to try the custom.
edit to add: I had bought a copy of Mark's book a couple years ago - now where did I put it?
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
Actual color is a tad more red. The coin's lustre is hidden by the harsh glare off the slab. There's a grey area at 9 o'clock that shouldn't be there.
What else can I try?
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
?: are you using a Macro lens?
that would be a key to get great close ups...