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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4512509, member: 24314&quot;]John Skelton, posted: &quot;No, because there are some things a computer isn&#039;t good at, you still need the human eyes to deal with the subjective factors.&nbsp; The computer would only do the quantitative work, noting bag marks and such, <b>significantly reducing the time human eyes would have to spend on it.</b>&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>OK Guys, here is a thought.&nbsp; No brag just fact.&nbsp; With just a little training, any monkey (<font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">ME</span></font>) with a set of basic standards written or based on experience can break down all the attributes of a coin good ENOUGH to put an acceptable grade on it.&nbsp; </b>That&#039;s because long time graders can look at a coin and evaluate its &quot;strike&quot; into: strong; normal and nothing special; slightly weak; weak; and flat in fractions of a second.&nbsp; Same goes for luster.&nbsp; Same goes for originality. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>It takes more time - perhaps an additional 10 -15 seconds using a stereo scope w/florescent light to look very closely for repairs, hidden marks, etc.&nbsp; That said, if you hand me a coin and give me the time (whatever I need, usually much less than a minute) I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT ONE THING ON THAT COIN THAT A COMPUTER WILL FIND THAT I MISSED!&nbsp; But a computer can do it <b><span style="color: #b30000">faster.</span></b></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Unfortunately, a computer will not be able to decide that a scratch or rim nick does not matter enough to ignore.&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #b30000">Eventually</span></b>, there will be computer-aided grading but I&#039;ll be long dead before you can stick a coin in a box and get an acceptable grade.&nbsp; IMO, it will never replace the &quot;eye&quot; of those way above my pay grade.&nbsp; So buy the coin, not the computer-generated opinion on the label.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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