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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;braincramp, post: 13217, member: 925&quot;]Apparently, something like this has been tried, although there is no mention of using lasers:</p><p><br /></p><p>----------</p><p>10 Myths of the Modern Coin Market </p><p><br /></p><p>Scott Travers - June 1, 1995 </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Myth No. 3: Certification services grade coins by computer. </p><p>A few years ago, with much fanfare and hoopla, the Professional Coin Grading Service introduced The Expert, a computer which, according to claims in PCGS literature, would be able to grade coins accurately on a systematic basis. Initially, it was programmed exclusively to grade Morgan dollars. But after just a year or so of service, The Expert was &quot;temporarily&quot; retired, and the Irvine, California, certification service now grades coins strictly by means of human experts&#039; eyes, not by computer.</p><p>----------</p><p><br /></p><p>reference:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article191.chtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article191.chtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article191.chtml</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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