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| Goon Town Killer. Scan of Large Cent 1854. 12-Nov-2009. 17-Jul-2012. http://flic.kr/p/7q5zW9 |
Collectors buy and collect coins for personal pleasure and enjoyment. They can also find it to be an exciting investment tool.
A Collection Item With An Instant Value
Today, people are looking for items of value that is easy to start collecting, will hold their value and has other personal delights. Wayne Sedawie has listed a number of advantages of coin ownership. Here are a few;
- Being readily available
- Collections can be started on a low budget
- Enjoyment of ownership of part of our history
- Easy to specialize in one area or date period of your choice
- Open market for you to re-sell your coins
- Coins have such large demand for commercial trade use and for collecting
- Coins of low mintage can be good investment - easy to store and transport & hold
- Coins can be a good hedge against inflation
The American Numismatic Society is an organization dedicated to the study of coins, currency, medals, tokens, and related objects from all cultures, past and present. According to its website; "The Society's headquarters in New York City has the foremost research collection and library specialized in numismatics in the United States. These resources are used to support research and education in numismatics, for the benefit of academic specialists, serious collectors, professional numismatists, and the interested public."
A Unique Niche for Photo Scanners
So, it didn’t take long for a few of these coin collecting enthusiasts to figure out how to harness the power of photo scanning technology to enhance the ability of imaging their coinage. According to an Internet forum on the topic; “A coin scan and a coin photo produce quite different results...with the scanner lens, a scanned coin may show hightlights on both sides of a raised area...A scanned coin will show the true shape of the coin because the coin is perfectly flat on the scanner bed.”
Recording coins in a collection with a flatbed scanner, using photographic imaging techniques such as 600 dpi resolution, scanning both sides then pasted together, close cropping and attention to a background (or perhaps absence of one - transparent) that compliments the metal money may make all the difference in bringing the best offer in an auction or sale.
For a step-by-step process, check out Chuck D’Ambra’s website; Tips for Scanning Coins. Here you can learn more about details and many of the aspects of creating digital images of coins and similar numismatic items with a scanner.
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