US Mint issues first laser-engraved coin.

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US Mint issues first laser-engraved coin.

Here is a news article on the first laser-engraved coin.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-mint-issues-first-laser-100356643.html

"As the American Numismatic Association concludes its annual convention – dubbed the “World’s Fair of Money” – this weekend in Oklahoma City, the coin-collecting community continues to be plagued by one of its most pressing issues: A proliferation of Chinese-made counterfeits.

According to the association, such fakes are more widespread than ever. They're often sold, experts say, through online auction facilitators such as eBay to unwitting collectors fooled by too-good-to-be-true bargains."

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I believe there was an article in the "today* paper as well good to share as well