Good scanner for coins and documents?

okracer

My wife wants to get a scanner to copy color photos, etc. I would like one that can scan quality color images for coins.

We already have a high-end Canon color printer to print photos.

Do you all have any recommendations for a nice color scanner? Can it be wired directly to our printer so we won't need a scanner/printer?

I see very nice images of coins on this forum that were scanned rather than photographed. What scanners do you all use?

Thanks for any advice or info!!!

TomB

I don't think you will find a quality scanner that will obtain images of coins that could rival any digital photo. Scanning documents is trivial and most scanners should do a wonderful job.

LanceNewmanOCC

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i'll be seeing a friend shortly and will check the model number of the fax/printer/scanner etc from dell he got recently.

i used it to make copies of my leroy van allen discovery letters for my numis-scrapbook recently and it was just down right sick how quick, quiet and quality the scans/copies were, seriously.

he also reported the ink usage is unrivaled, in that it uses very little and has been reported to have already saved hundreds in ink for his busy real estate rental business as well as the other businesses.
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stman

Ebson Perfection Photo. It will scan circulated coins just fine. And the one I used to use does not distort on slab coins. Of course as it goes with many things the technique used makes a difference. Sometimes I would prop one end of slab up, and cover the slab and scanner glass with black velvet.

DieClash

<< <i>I don't think you will find a quality scanner that will obtain images of coins that could rival any digital photo. Scanning documents is trivial and most scanners should do a wonderful job. >>



I agree. I don't believe I've ever seen a scan image that comes close to any digital photo, even a point-and-shoot digital camera. SLR digital is an entire class above point-and-shoots and can produce incredible quality coin images.

LanceNewmanOCC

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well i lied, it isn't a dell. like the one piece of equip that he didn't order from dell LOL

here it is

HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One N911a Color Ink-jet - Fax / copier / printer / scanner

I'm getting one to be sure.
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maraya

The Epson Perfection V330 Photo is a 3D scanner which works great on coins. I also own a HP Officejet Pro 8600 plus but it's not good for coins in slabs. The scans from the Officejet Pro are fuzzy because slabbed coins are somewhat raised up inside their holders, making the coin appear fuzzy. The 3D scanner is perfect for graded coins or anything 3D

Billet7

Epson is the way to go, as stated. Epson makes the best scanners I've ever used, and I've used my share of scanners. You won't be sorry with a v330.

Tiny

I do not believe I have ever bid on a coin auction that has a scan for imaging the
coin up for auction.

okracer

Thanks all!

I am going with the Epson v600. Its mainly for my wife's photos, so no big deal about coin scanning.

But I hope it will be fun to do quick scans of coins when taking a photo is not handy.

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>Thanks all!

I am going with the Epson v600. Its mainly for my wife's photos, so no big deal about coin scanning.

But I hope it will be fun to do quick scans of coins when taking a photo is not handy. >>



i've been checking around for those that want the inexpensive way to image coins etc and i have checked the results against the brand and the epson's v500/600 are yielding some great results. there may or may not be settings for tweaking.
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dpoole

Mixed reviews indeed on that HP all-in-one at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Officejet-Wireless-Printer-Scanner/product-reviews/B005O55TDO

MGLICKER

<< <i>Ebson Perfection Photo. It will scan circulated coins just fine. And the one I used to use does not distort on slab coins. Of course as it goes with many things the technique used makes a difference. Sometimes I would prop one end of slab up, and cover the slab and scanner glass with black velvet. >>



Agree with the Epson. A decent scan will often trump the unskilled cameraman.

mrdq

Some of my examples. Scanned coins out of slab, in slab (NGC), currency, then PCGS slab. All scans look like the coins EXCEPT the NGC slab shadows a lot. Raw and currency look great HP scanner, not new.

lcoopie

Interestingly I believe you cannot scan cash on any scanner made in the last few years

I guess they don't recognize old money

Casman

The old HP standalones were awesome and produced exceptional images. $400-500 new back in the day.

magikbilly

Epson 2450 Perfection here. No problems and used to get scans of my Proof dimes that folks in here liked. It's slide capability is superb - used for all my published work.

Eric

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>Interestingly I believe you cannot scan cash on any scanner made in the last few years

I guess they don't recognize old money >>



i heard some crazy stories about this!!
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LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>Some of my examples. Scanned coins out of slab, in slab (NGC), currency, then PCGS slab. All scans look like the coins EXCEPT the NGC slab shadows a lot. Raw and currency look great HP scanner, >>



3600 pix wide. congratz. that is the widest image uploaded to this forum that i've seen!
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mcgrover

I had an Epson scanner which was just fine for ebay and email. I was able to focus the image, and adjust the resolution, crop, and on and on. Then something happened - i think Mac "upgraded" the OS, and Epson stopped supporting the unit. Then I got a Canon AIO which was cheap enough, and which I assumed would do what I needed, but come to find out I couldn't scan any slabbed coin because I couldn't focus on the coin, but rather the scanner was self-focusing(?) and I couldn't get a clear image. I spoke to Canon -under warranty and friendly enough- but they said I could only scan documents or the like, and no I had no focus capacity. This is a Canon MX432 and I still don't understand why the functions are so limited. I might buy a different one, but now I'm trying to use a camera with editing software to get what I need. My experience.

LanceNewmanOCC

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i contacted another person i saw that has some decent scans and asked their brand and they were gracious enough to share:

Canon 8800F

although i will say, i think the images of the 2 people i contacted that use scanners, also understand the importance of using larger vs smaller images. meaning, they don't upload the minimum of 500 pix wide images. people lose a lot of business from my end not having what i consider decent images. i prefer to buy from those that put forth the required effort and/or exceed it, not that it guarantees a sale to me but it helps significantly.
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LanceNewmanOCC

RANDOM OLD THREAD

TomB

@LanceNewmanOCC said:
RANDOM OLD THREAD

Are you smoking something right now?

LanceNewmanOCC

@TomB said:

@LanceNewmanOCC said:
RANDOM OLD THREAD

Are you smoking something right now?

it's probably the immense amount of coin rolls i've been through/going through today!

about time for a good scanner thread. a lot of high-res scanner images really can beat out even some of the digi-scopes with a bit of effort.

logger7

I've found the Epson (not to be confused with Buddy Ebson) scanners at libraries quite good especially the ones recommended here.

LanceNewmanOCC

@logger7 said:
I've found the Epson (not to be confused with Buddy Ebson) scanners at libraries quite good especially the ones recommended here.

i remember a couple threads LONG AGO where when this subject was brought up, some people went a diggin in their menus and found settings to seriously increase size/quality and then when rescanned, were able to post insanely crisp/large images.

i recall some of the dimension settings were SO large, i had to crop them down JUST so we could really see the coin(s) but the original images were so nice, there was no pixelation.

BStrauss3

Something to consider https://www.czur.com/product/et24pro

It's called a scanner, but it's actually a 4k camera. Now, the software auto crops if you use the black background - I have a scissor stage to bring the coin up to the edge of focus.

And their software SUCKS. Every windows metaphor you are used to? It supports none of them. You can't click between fields.

Sapyx

From personal experience: if you're planning a long-term investment, something to continue using for a long time, then avoid HP scanners. HP are notoriously terrible at providing forward-compatibility whenever Windows does an Upgrade. I bought a good HP scanner back in the early 2000s. It worked amazingly great, best coin scanner ever, but over the next four computer upgrades, it went from "it can scan everything, even photographic slides and negatives", to "the photo-negative thing no longer works", to "the quality is not as good as it used to be", to "now it's just a boat anchor". Hardware still works just the same, as far as I know, but the software rejects Windows 10 and it won't be convinced otherwise.

If you're just going to use it for a few weeks or months then throw it away, then a HP should be fine.

LanceNewmanOCC

@Sapyx said:
From personal experience: if you're planning a long-term investment, something to continue using for a long time, then avoid HP scanners. HP are notoriously terrible at providing forward-compatibility whenever Windows does an Upgrade. I bought a good HP scanner back in the early 2000s. It worked amazingly great, best coin scanner ever, but over the next four computer upgrades, it went from "it can scan everything, even photographic slides and negatives", to "the photo-negative thing no longer works", to "the quality is not as good as it used to be", to "now it's just a boat anchor". Hardware still works just the same, as far as I know, but the software rejects Windows 10 and it won't be convinced otherwise.

If you're just going to use it for a few weeks or months then throw it away, then a HP should be fine.

i have noticed some (probably a lot) old tech struggling with win 10.

i REEEEEEEAAAAALLLLYYYYYYYY wanted win7 or 8 at the worst but as it worked, i ended up with a win10. i really don't know what the heck was going on. i mean really; it was like a conspiracy that everyone got brainwashed and "upgraded" to win10 for some reason. like something out of a darn terminator movie. we should nickname it SkyNet.

amwldcoin

@LanceNewmanOCC said:

@Sapyx said:
From personal experience: if you're planning a long-term investment, something to continue using for a long time, then avoid HP scanners. HP are notoriously terrible at providing forward-compatibility whenever Windows does an Upgrade. I bought a good HP scanner back in the early 2000s. It worked amazingly great, best coin scanner ever, but over the next four computer upgrades, it went from "it can scan everything, even photographic slides and negatives", to "the photo-negative thing no longer works", to "the quality is not as good as it used to be", to "now it's just a boat anchor". Hardware still works just the same, as far as I know, but the software rejects Windows 10 and it won't be convinced otherwise.

If you're just going to use it for a few weeks or months then throw it away, then a HP should be fine.

i have noticed some (probably a lot) old tech struggling with win 10.

i REEEEEEEAAAAALLLLYYYYYYYY wanted win7 or 8 at the worst but as it worked, i ended up with a win10. i really don't know what the heck was going on. i mean really; it was like a conspiracy that everyone got brainwashed and "upgraded" to win10 for some reason. like something out of a darn terminator movie. we should nickname it SkyNet.

I absolutely despise windows 10. I wish someone would sue microsoft over it. I have even talked to several businesses including our Dr. When windows decides to update you basically lose the use of your computer for up to 1/2 a day! It hiccups, freezes up(reminds me of the computers of the late 90's), has to be restarted a lot, I could go on and on. Granted my old windows 7 has 1 notch higher processor and more RAM. But it's like the fastest Porshe money can by racing a 1960's VW compared to my windows 10.

ElmerFusterpuck

Certainly a zombie thread. I'm still running Windows 3.11, they jumped the shark on Windows 95. Also so tired of places not carrying serial port printer connectors or 33.6k modems, those 56k ones are really slower!