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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 8600370, member: 24754&quot;]They&#039;ll probably do well enough, as they already have a reputation. The only question is, who is going to pop up and start putting stickers on their slabs? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie77" alt=":pompous:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But I think the only way to seriously threaten the hegemony of the Big Two would be to develop a grading process that eliminates human subjectivity to the degree possible. I&#039;m talking about using 3D scans of coin features and comparison to standard models to determine quality of strike, extent of wear, scatches/dings, etc. Also, using light exposure and spectral analysis to determine surface color, quality, reflectivity, luster, and toning properties. Basically, you&#039;d put the coin into a contraption, the automated analyses would be conducted and interpreted, and a computer would spit out a precise characterization of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>So long as grading involves people sitting around looking at coins through eye loops, then the result will always be opinion based and arguable. If an unbiased method could be developed to apply the exact same grading standards to every single coin every single time, then that would be more meaningful.</p><p><br /></p><p>About the only thing that might require human intervention would be something like &quot;eye appeal&quot; or whatever. But, once an AI were trained to determine what is appealing to the human eye, then even that could be automated![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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