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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2648327, member: 73489&quot;]<b>I disagree.&nbsp; Here&#039;s why:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>For many coins -- especially moderns -- I think a computer scan can now look for so many minute imperfections that it can allow actual human graders to focus on aesthetics.&nbsp; I think it&#039;s worth it to employ a computer scan and am surprised that with self-driving cars on the horizon that the TPG&#039;s haven&#039;t incorporated this as an additional aid and security check (computer scans/photos digitalized at the get-go) already. </p><p><br /></p><p>30 years ago when the TPGs started CPU&#039;s could process only a few hundred or thousand complex operations per second. Today, it&#039;s millions or tens of millions.&nbsp; You can certainly program an algorithm that looks for various items (metallic content, scratches, bumps, friction rub, discoloration, maybe even toning).&nbsp; It might not be perfect but it would certainly help especially with modern coins where you are mostly looking to grade the coins MS-68, 69, or 70.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>To me, this would be an ADDITIONAL factor you would get from a TPG, not the only thing.&nbsp; </b></p><p><br /></p><p>I read somewhere that the average grader at a TPG is looking at 500 coins a day, maybe more (I&#039;ve heard as many as 700). <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000"> Do the math: that means probably less than 1 minute per coin</span></i></b>.&nbsp; I think I read where a grader said the average was closer to 30 seconds per coin (it&#039;s not like they are on a conveyor belt; they need to have the coins brought to them, opened, passed around, etc. -- it takes time).</p><p><br /></p><p><i>That time per coin doesn&#039;t take into account needing to take a break, lunch, bathroom, coffee/cigarette break,</i></p><p><i>my eyes are strained I need a break, etc. Unless they are working 12-14 hour days.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #0000ff">I know those guys are experts and they can work faster than a novice like me and maybe even some of you veterans.</span></i></b><i>&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #0000ff">But how much faster ?</span></b></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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