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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 96110, member: 2761&quot;]Necessity breeds invention and this hobby is <u>screaming</u> for something consistent.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also like what Disney stated many years ago, &quot;If you can dream it, you can do it.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen laser scanners capture 3D data right down to every nick and mark.&nbsp; I was in one company talking about our hobby and they asked me for a quarter.&nbsp; I pulled one from my pocket and they scanned it.&nbsp; They then showed me the data points on a computer screen.&nbsp; The data was obviously stored and then this data was sent to a computerized milling machine where they milled the reverse of my quarter...right down to every scatch and nick.&nbsp; Since they didn&#039;t have the right alloy to mill, what came out was the exact reverse of the quarter I just had in my pocket.&nbsp; BTW, they milled the material with 3 differant size burs that automatically changed throughout the process.&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t keep the &quot;coin&quot; because the last thing the company needed was the Secret Sevice knocking on their door, so it was destroyed. </p><p><br /></p><p>I almost forgot.&nbsp; Total scan time.&nbsp; About 30 seconds!</p><p><br /></p><p>They explained how each point on the 3D surface (the coin) was scanned for x, y, and z data.&nbsp; Since this company deals with dental restorations, they came up with a laser scanning digitizer that can scan a prepped tooth so that a milling machine can make for your dentist a new tooth (crown or cap) that fits perfectly over your remaining tooth structure.&nbsp; Now you can have a <u>same</u> day, <u>same</u> hour, new crown instead of waiting weeks for an outside lab to make it...which requires at least 2 appointments.&nbsp; Accuracy is a must so data is collected every 5 to 10 microns (we&#039;re talking small).</p><p><br /></p><p>After explaining &quot;our&quot; problem, they told me the key would be developing a database where mostly everybody is satisfied that a MS66 is in fact a MS66.&nbsp; Color could be addressed with colorimeters and other devices.&nbsp; But for the most part, technical grades at the very least can be completed with the right software and programming.&nbsp; The hardware is HERE, we just have to figure out how to apply numismatics to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Costs for a laser scanner and digitizer...about $80,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn&#039;t like to do.&quot; - Thomas Edison[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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