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Old May 20th 10, 11:26 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 18, 6:05�am, sealladh58 wrote:
On May 17, 11:50�pm, "Michael Benveniste" wrote: Have you tried using VueScan software with your current
scanner?http://www.hamrick.com/


I found that scanning coins with my older Epson 3170 is
decidedly hit or miss, especially for slabbed coins.
Here's a sample of the variation I see even from one side
of a coin to another:


Thanks for the information. �I will certainly give the free trial a
go.

There are many techniques to try when scanning coins. �I tried quite
few before hitting on my own setup and to some extent the type of
coins being scanned makes a difference. �However, scanning slabbed
coins is always a problem as the plastic case deflects and reflects
light in an uncontrollable way. �I avoid scanning those coins.

Peter


I wish someone had a solution to scanning slabbed coins.
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Old May 20th 10, 11:59 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 18, 6:05?am, sealladh58 wrote:

There are many techniques to try when scanning coins. ?I tried quite
few before hitting on my own setup and to some extent the type of
coins being scanned makes a difference. ?However, scanning slabbed
coins is always a problem as the plastic case deflects and reflects
light in an uncontrollable way. ?I avoid scanning those coins.

Peter



I wish someone had a solution to scanning slabbed coins.



?
I wonder what you find wrong with these slabbed coins scanned with an Epson
2450 PHOTO?!
I see no reflections at all from the slab!
Maybe you have higher standards.

http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...ation%20Coins/

--

E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! F.d.A

Coins, travels and mo
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/golanule/
http://gogu.enosi.org/index.html


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Old May 20th 10, 01:00 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 18, 6:05?am, sealladh58 wrote:

There are many techniques to try when scanning coins. ?I tried quite
few before hitting on my own setup and to some extent the type of
coins being scanned makes a difference. ?However, scanning slabbed
coins is always a problem as the plastic case deflects and reflects
light in an uncontrollable way. ?I avoid scanning those coins.

Peter



I wish someone had a solution to scanning slabbed coins.



?
I wonder what you find wrong with these slabbed coins scanned with an
Epson 2450 PHOTO?!
I see no reflections at all from the slab!
Maybe you have higher standards.

http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...ation%20Coins/


I agree. I have made dozens of sharp, high res scans of coins in slabs and
most of the time the results are quite pleasing. The only difficulties I
have are with circulated/brown copper coins. These scans seem to emphasize
every piece of lint, micro-blemish, etc. that wouldn't otherwise show in a
photo.




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Old May 20th 10, 01:44 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 20, 5:59�am, "gogu" wrote:
� "Relayer" ����� � ...
On May 18, 6:05?am, sealladh58 wrote:

There are many techniques to try when scanning coins. ?I tried quite
few before hitting on my own setup and to some extent the type of
coins being scanned makes a difference. ?However, scanning slabbed
coins is always a problem as the plastic case deflects and reflects
light in an uncontrollable way. ?I avoid scanning those coins.


Peter

I wish someone �had a solution to scanning slabbed coins.


?
I wonder what you find wrong with these slabbed coins scanned with an Epson
2450 PHOTO?!
I see no reflections at all from the slab!
Maybe you have higher standards.

http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...0Circulation%2...

--

E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! � �F.d.A

Coins, travels and mohttp://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...org/index.html


Naw, I get the reflection too with my newer HP, which I didn't get
with my old Lexmark (which went bye-bye on me a while back). I
suppose I can fiddle with the settings or the software (I am using
HP's packaged software, which isn't good at all)
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Old May 20th 10, 10:23 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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I wish someone had a solution to scanning slabbed coins.



?
I wonder what you find wrong with these slabbed coins scanned with an
Epson 2450 PHOTO?!
I see no reflections at all from the slab!
Maybe you have higher standards.
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...ation%20Coins/



I agree. I have made dozens of sharp, high res scans of coins in slabs
and most of the time the results are quite pleasing. The only
difficulties I have are with circulated/brown copper coins. These scans
seem to emphasize every piece of lint, micro-blemish, etc. that wouldn't
otherwise show in a photo.


Indeed!
I had the same problem while scanning gold coins for selling on eBay...
At 300 ppi the show more that the naked eye can see!!!

--

E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! F.d.A

Coins, travels and mo
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/golanule/
http://gogu.enosi.org/index.html


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Old May 20th 10, 10:29 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 20, 5:59?am, "gogu" wrote:
Peter

I wish someone ?had a solution to scanning slabbed coins.



?
I wonder what you find wrong with these slabbed coins scanned with an
Epson
2450 PHOTO?!
I see no reflections at all from the slab!
Maybe you have higher standards.

http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...0Circulation%2...



Naw, I get the reflection too with my newer HP, which I didn't get
with my old Lexmark (which went bye-bye on me a while back). I
suppose I can fiddle with the settings or the software (I am using
HP's packaged software, which isn't good at all)



I don't think it's a software thing (the Epson software of my scanner is
spartan, too!), I believe it's the inherent capability of the scanner, the
way your scanner is scanning...
I had a HP in the old days but I never took the results I took with my
trusted Epson.
I believe that Epson is still doing the best scaners (attention! CCDs!) so I
believe you would be fine with the newer models, say the V350.

PS
The suggested VueScan software is excellent, give it a try if you think
it's a software problem!
If you still get the same results with VueScan, then it's definitely what I
said, it's just...your scanner:-)

--

E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! F.d.A

Coins, travels and mo
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/golanule/
http://gogu.enosi.org/index.html


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Old May 20th 10, 11:11 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 20, 4:29�pm, "gogu" wrote:
� "Relayer" ����� � ...
On May 20, 5:59?am, "gogu" wrote:

Peter
I wish someone ?had a solution to scanning slabbed coins.

?
I wonder what you find wrong with these slabbed coins scanned with an
Epson
2450 PHOTO?!
I see no reflections at all from the slab!
Maybe you have higher standards.


http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...0Circulation%2...
Naw, I get the reflection too with my newer HP, which I didn't get
with my old Lexmark (which �went bye-bye on me a while back). I
suppose I can fiddle with the settings or the software (I am using
HP's packaged software, which isn't good at all)


I don't think it's a software thing (the Epson software of my scanner is
spartan, too!), I believe it's the inherent capability of the scanner, the
way your scanner is scanning...
I had a HP in the old days but I never took the results I took with my
trusted Epson.
I believe that Epson is still doing the best scaners (attention! CCDs!) so I
believe you would be fine with the newer models, say the V350.

PS
� � The suggested VueScan software is excellent, give it a try if you think
it's a software problem!
If you still get the same results with VueScan, then it's definitely what I
said, it's just...your scanner:-)

--

E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! � �F.d.A

Coins, travels and mohttp://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...org/index.html


I'll try it. It's funny because I worked for Epson for many years.
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Old May 20th 10, 11:35 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 20, 4:29?pm, "gogu" wrote:

I don't think it's a software thing (the Epson software of my scanner is
spartan, too!), I believe it's the inherent capability of the scanner,
the
way your scanner is scanning...
I had a HP in the old days but I never took the results I took with my
trusted Epson.
I believe that Epson is still doing the best scaners (attention! CCDs!)
so I
believe you would be fine with the newer models, say the V350.

PS
The suggested VueScan software is excellent, give it a try if you
think
it's a software problem!
If you still get the same results with VueScan, then it's definitely what
I
said, it's just...your scanner:-)



I'll try it. It's funny because I worked for Epson for many years.


Then you know what I'm talking about:-)
IMO Epson was/is nr.1 in flatbed scanners.

--

E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! F.d.A

Coins, travels and mo
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb120/golanule/
http://gogu.enosi.org/index.html


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Old May 21st 10, 11:26 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 20, 5:35�pm, "gogu" wrote:
� "Relayer" ����� � ...
On May 20, 4:29?pm, "gogu" wrote:





I don't think it's a software thing (the Epson software of my scanner is
spartan, too!), I believe it's the inherent capability of the scanner,
the
way your scanner is scanning...
I had a HP in the old days but I never took the results I took with my
trusted Epson.
I believe that Epson is still doing the best scaners (attention! CCDs!)
so I
believe you would be fine with the newer models, say the V350.


PS
� � The suggested VueScan software is excellent, give it a try if you
think
it's a software problem!
If you still get the same results with VueScan, then it's definitely what
I
said, it's just...your scanner:-)

I'll try it. It's funny because I worked for Epson for many years.


Then you know what I'm talking about:-)
IMO Epson was/is nr.1 in flatbed scanners.

--

E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! � �F.d.A

Coins, travels and mohttp://s208.photobucket.com/albums/b...rg/index.html- Hide quoted text -

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I was working for them when they released their first one, many years
ago. This was well before "photo" anything was out. It's a good
company though and I have many many friends who still work there. I
tried the software and it wasn't any better (to me) than what came
with my HP but my HP, the scanning is really a secondary function. It
scans non-slabbed just fine but the slab reflection is still there.
Actually a little worse. Oh well.
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Old May 21st 10, 11:59 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On May 18, 12:05*pm, sealladh58 wrote:
On May 17, 11:50*pm, "Michael Benveniste" wrote: Have you tried using VueScan software with your current

scanner?http://www.hamrick.com/

Thanks for the information. *I will certainly give the free trial a
go.


I have at last managed to give the trial Vuescan a go and it certainly
works with my Epson 1640 scanner OK.

I have not yet downloaded the full version, but intend to do so in the
near future. The other half of my problem is now getting to grips
with a new photo editing software. Previously I had a simple package
that originally came with the scanner, but of course that will not
load under Windows 7. Luckily with my new computer I ordered
Photoshop Elements as well, so I am trying that out as well with the
trial scanned images. Although more complex than my old software it
seems to do everything I want.

Thanks for all the advice.


Peter
 




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