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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 70321, member: 2761&quot;]<b><i>[They&#039;ve already tried computer grading twice - it failed miserably both times. Don&#039;t get me wrong - I&#039;m not against the idea. I&#039;d be strongly in favor of it - if it would work. But I don&#039;t believe it ever will.]</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn&#039;t like to do.&quot;</i> - Thomas Edison.&nbsp; Twice is a start, after all, Edison tried almost a 1000 differant materials before he had success with the light bulb.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason why computer grading failed before was because of the means of <u>collecting</u> data.&nbsp; That is, how to you compare submission &quot;B&quot; against database &quot;A&quot; (one coin or a collected database of the same coin in the same grade providinng a true median).</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the key, the collection of (x,y,z) data on the submitted coin so it can compared against the given.&nbsp; The greater the differance, the lower the technical grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Laser scanners, especially the new linear lasers can scan and collect much more data faster than ever before.&nbsp; They have been introduced to other marketplaces and work!&nbsp; Here&#039;s a laser scan of Washington:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://prism.asu.edu/images/wc_image_gw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The purpose of the computer is to collect data and compare it. (Let&#039;s skip conspiracy theories for the moment by the dooms day people).&nbsp; Since laser scanners have improved expodentially, It is only a matter of time when somebody smarter than me in numismatics will figure out how to scan and compare data so that coins can receive a true, unbiased, technical grade.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Courier New"><font size="3">It has to be better than some grader assessing your coin at 4:55 PM on a Friday in 10 to 15 seconds, only to receive them 90 days later...if you are lucky.</font></font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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