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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3008806, member: 57463"]My degrees are also in criminology. In addition, I judge our regional science fairs. And, when I worked at <i>Coin World</i> 1999-2000, we also had a working file on "computer grading" just in case it actually became real enough to write about. It had been tried perhaps a decade earlier, but with inconclusive results.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the last science fair, one of the entrants was on facial recognition, testing a common program against humans for the correct recognition of emotion. The program won. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, you may be missing the point, however, if you want to prevent upgrades. We really do not want our coins to be objectively graded. We want them to be optimistically graded in our favor. Perhaps my favorite example is the famous Byron Reed holding of the Parmelee 1804 Dollar. It was held on display in a museum for many years. It toned naturally... and the curator would wipe off the toning... and the coin upgraded ... Just sayin... The purpose of the Red Book is to allow us to show our wives how clever we are when we spend $100 on a coin valued at $138. </p><p><br /></p><p>You cannot take coin collecting too seriously. It is a hobby. You can make money at it, just as a carnival sideshow is an honest living that sells entertainment. The people walking the fairway with teddy bears proves that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3008806, member: 57463"]My degrees are also in criminology. In addition, I judge our regional science fairs. And, when I worked at [I]Coin World[/I] 1999-2000, we also had a working file on "computer grading" just in case it actually became real enough to write about. It had been tried perhaps a decade earlier, but with inconclusive results. At the last science fair, one of the entrants was on facial recognition, testing a common program against humans for the correct recognition of emotion. The program won. That said, you may be missing the point, however, if you want to prevent upgrades. We really do not want our coins to be objectively graded. We want them to be optimistically graded in our favor. Perhaps my favorite example is the famous Byron Reed holding of the Parmelee 1804 Dollar. It was held on display in a museum for many years. It toned naturally... and the curator would wipe off the toning... and the coin upgraded ... Just sayin... The purpose of the Red Book is to allow us to show our wives how clever we are when we spend $100 on a coin valued at $138. You cannot take coin collecting too seriously. It is a hobby. You can make money at it, just as a carnival sideshow is an honest living that sells entertainment. The people walking the fairway with teddy bears proves that.[/QUOTE]
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