The section that Jay references is great and I recommend reading all the threads there. It certainly helped me. I am a
fine art photographer (not a
pro, but I know photography). The hardest thing I have ever tried to photograph is coins. LOL. I do not have a macro lens, but I have a macro attachment and a
good digital SLR and a proper lighting set up, tripod, etc. I have moved to using my cellphone because the SLR pics suck. Cell phone is way better, but
still not up to the
standard I want, but the best results I have gotten so far. You can tell in my
gallery which pics I took myself versus dealer pics I use when I can. Joe's pics in the
shop are always
good.
Good luck and share any tricks you come up with.
Virgil