
Scan quality
Hallmarks: tiny marks, valuable clues
Where to find the marks on a piece of jewellery, how to photograph them for a scan, and why even a convincing stamp cannot tell you what it is worth.
Marcel Buth4 min de lectura

Where to find the marks on a piece of jewellery, how to photograph them for a scan, and why even a convincing stamp cannot tell you what it is worth.

One object per scan, several photos of that object, and why mixing items goes wrong.

Weight, provenance and what you already know: the details a photo cannot carry.

A coin, a scale and a ruler will do more for your results than any camera upgrade.

Why two scans can differ, and why two agreeing scans mean more than one confident one.

Six things that decide how much evidence your photo gives the analysis.

Light, scale, weight and readable hallmarks: the inputs that change a scan result most.