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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2388515, member: 1892&quot;]I think we sell them short by thinking they don&#039;t study coins with as much intelligence and dedication as we do, at least the best among them. Further, it&#039;s not like we don&#039;t beat varieties to death both optically and in writing as our life&#039;s purpose around here. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that only the willingness/ability to invest in superior technology and metallurgy allows us to differentiate counterfeits at_all these days - the vast majority of counterfeiters are &quot;cottage businesses,&quot; and Heaven help us if someone with <b>real</b> financial muscle ever decides that counterfeiting rare coins meets their risk/reward math. Although I&#039;ll adhere to your worry by not discussing the methodology necessary, ways to make near-flawless copies of a given coin exist today (subject only to the necessary tech investment) and would be immediately obvious to someone devoting in-depth thought to the topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>We need to start planning <b>today</b> for the day when counterfeits are near-perfect. In fact, I sincerely hope that the TPG&#039;s, at least, have already been on this track for a long time. I believe it&#039;s prudent to <b>expect</b> it; from a technology standpoint, how far are we away from being able to 3D print or otherwise deliberately arrange things at the molecular level?. That is, in fact, a specific goal of the data storage industry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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