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<p>[QUOTE="beef1020, post: 3087341, member: 24544"]The following website claims it's done on a die level, 'To achieve the exclusive textured maple leaf mark, which contains the last two digits of the mintage year which are only visible under magnification, the mint laser-engraves the mark on the dies that are used for striking Gold and Silver Maple Leaf Coins. Then, through use of Digital Non-destructive Activation (DNA) technology, the mint converts, encrypts and registers, in its secure database, a special digital code for every die, which is obtained by capturing a microscopic view of each die’s mark.'</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://bullionexchanges.com/blog/2016/05/31/royal-canadian-mint-latest-security-enhancements-new-1-oz-gold-bar/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://bullionexchanges.com/blog/2016/05/31/royal-canadian-mint-latest-security-enhancements-new-1-oz-gold-bar/" rel="nofollow">https://bullionexchanges.com/blog/2016/05/31/royal-canadian-mint-latest-security-enhancements-new-1-oz-gold-bar/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="beef1020, post: 3087341, member: 24544"]The following website claims it's done on a die level, 'To achieve the exclusive textured maple leaf mark, which contains the last two digits of the mintage year which are only visible under magnification, the mint laser-engraves the mark on the dies that are used for striking Gold and Silver Maple Leaf Coins. Then, through use of Digital Non-destructive Activation (DNA) technology, the mint converts, encrypts and registers, in its secure database, a special digital code for every die, which is obtained by capturing a microscopic view of each die’s mark.' [url]https://bullionexchanges.com/blog/2016/05/31/royal-canadian-mint-latest-security-enhancements-new-1-oz-gold-bar/[/url][/QUOTE]
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