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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgan, post: 67293, member: 3630&quot;]Yes it would work and I think it&#039;s a great idea. I was kicking it around myself. Wouldn&#039;t it be great to lay 30 coins on a scanner and within minutes know exactly what you have.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The program itself is easy and would consist of two parts. The first is the scan in which the coin image is brought in and croped out of the main scan. The second part is the recoginition.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mind you all of this is speculation but as I said I have thought about it. The next step of the program would need to be able to determine the type of coin by determining the rim distance or diameter. Using a contrasting identification method this should be relatively simple. The next step would be to use the contrasting identifier to mark out the image outline.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Once the outline is formed the image is checked against the master file to determine the reverse or obverse image it matches. If no match is made the immage is rotated a specified amount and the matching process would be repeated. This is done over and over until the images orientation is determined. Once determined it can easily be compared to a database of marks since all of the other areas should be consistant. This explination can obviously be extrapolated further but in theory it should be relatively straight forward for a programer who is familiar with imageing sofware cod to create. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have to assume that the scanner would have to be higher than most run of the home units but a company such as HP may be intrested enough to cost share a research proposal to fund the project.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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