Nanotechnology Destroying Our Art Of Coin Collecting

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mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 02:31 am Hello, I thought that this article would be of interest to anyone wanting to keep up with the ever-improving art of high tech counterfeiting. It appears that some of these replicas are as good or even better looking than what the US mint is able to produce. I would like to obtain opinions on how to best detect and avoid these types of coins: http://www.numismaticnews.net/artic...id=238108117 Thanks, mdpmedia Report this Post to the Staff

westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 02:46 am Sad - lets hope it doesn't come to this in counterfeiting. A horrible use of new technology. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 02:47 am It is all just theoretical as no such counterfeit currently exists and the technology to create such a counterfeit has not even been created yet. Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 07:09 am Even though it doesn't exist yet, nanotechnology has some great applications, like cell repair, which could be the key to curing cancer. The possible consequences of nanobots are catastrophic. Two words: Grey. Goo. Still, it is all theoretical. So nothing to worry about for now. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187840 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 10:28 am I think the IETF hit the right balance with the 128 bits thing. We can fit MAC addresses in a /64 subnet, and the nanobots will only be able to devour half the planet. http://xkcd.com/865/ Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 1:43 pm This is great Report this Post to the Staff
Zman New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 6:54 pm Interesting article, thank you for posting it. My greatest concern is in high tech alterations with this type of technology; for example adding a perfect "D" mintmark to a 1916 Mercury dime without a trace of tooling marks, or improving the fields, sharpening the features and removing the bag marks from a Morgan dollar to raise the grade....Replication of a rare coin at the nano level most likely won't happen for a very long while but modifying an existing coin with the technology readily available now is a problem for everyone, even the grading services. Report this Post to the Staff
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