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Message:: [QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 845279, member: 18157"]Interesting...makes sense. I cleaned a heavily toned (almost black) 1825 half only to find the toning covered a harsh cleaning it had sometime earlier. One more question if you don't mind...:bow: I'm trying to wrap my mind around the numismatic purpose (or any other purpose for that matter) of the "BIG 1"; specifically, the laser fingerprinting...how this technology would actually be applied. What are your thoughts? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The "BIG 1" seems to be advertised as some sort of "Coin LoJack"...but when you think about it, it would only work if the coin was cracked out of it's slab... 1) If it's in it's SecurityPlus slab...why bother? 2) If it's in another slab, the "fingerprint" may not be easily read through another slab...especially if the slab was scratched up. Therefore, it seems like this process would only work if... 1) The coin was a previously scanned SecurityPlus coin; 2) The coin was cracked out and resubmitted raw to PCGS for grading; and 3) The coin hasn't been altered in any significant way. (I suppose if you knew who stole it and busted them at the point AFTER the coin was cracked out, but BEFORE it was altered/resold...then there MAY be some fingerprint evidence that would be admissible in court IF the laser process could withstand technical scrutiny) Presumably, a thief that was smart enough to crack out a coin would be smart enough NOT to resubmit to PCGS. If the coin has changed hands and/or has been slabbed by another company (such as NGC), there could be a legal Brew-Ha-Ha if PCGS tried to confiscate the coin based on their "proprietary" methods. Each time I try to walk through a logical scenario how this "fingerprinting" would work, I hit a brick wall. :headbang::headbang::headbang:[/QUOTE]

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