Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1374800, member: 31533"]Yes, I can see that happening one day. For instance, I could envision a machine that would measure the high points of a coin to verify that there has been no wear to it, and to measure the luster. That could be done. Even programming in to have the computer pick up the defects, such as dings, nicks, hairlines, bag marks, etc. where the machine could suggest a grade to the operator, and the operator could then look closely at each of those to determine if they are warranted. If they are, the operator would allow the computer program to keep that in the mix, and if not, then the operator could delete it so it wasn't considered. Maybe there would be a set amount of marks that the operator could "ignore" depending on the characteristics of a particular coin and the date/mint it was associated with. It truly is amazing what can be done in a short time with technology if that's what people want to come up with. There are so many things happening today that just 10 or 20 years ago people were saying that they wouldn't happen because there were limits on how much a computer could store, or that phone calls could never be free, or unwired communications. So I won't say it won't happen. In fact I can see that it could, because then the tpg's could also map out the coin, and keep that as a record for people for coins that have been stolen, or coins they have graded before.[/QUOTE]