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The inside of the Secure Plus scanner...

illini420illini420 Posts: 11,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Just got back a World coin order that had to be sent in via Secure Plus. Was pretty happy with the grades too so that was a bonus. In checking the cert verifications of each coin to see the Secure Plus images, I came across this one...

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http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/28917375.html


and this one too...

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http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/28917377.html


Obviously, PCGS didn't crop the images on those... neat to see the inside of the machine though image

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Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 700

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    SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 10,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Where are the nostrils?
    Cool look inside!
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    sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is cool!image
    Chinese counterfeiters are pouring over your pics as we speak.

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

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    dbcoindbcoin Posts: 2,200 ✭✭
    hmm. Based on the number of scratches per square inch, and depth of the scratches, I have determined that roughly 40,000 coins have been certified by that scanner in the past 3 months. Last quarter should thus be an above average quarter for the corporation and above expectations!!





    Or not
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    savoyspecialsavoyspecial Posts: 7,360 ✭✭✭✭
    what awesome photos!

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,555 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Where are the nostrils? >>



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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So the coins are placed directly on a rough milled tool steel surface image
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    sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks like the coin is being held at knifepoint.
    If any funny business is detected, those three knives will slice it up.

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image
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    lostincoinslostincoins Posts: 4,278 ✭
    if you enlarge the image it appears the coin is being held up by the inserts, those inserts do appear to be something other than mild steel.
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    yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 5,290 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool - thanks for sharing.
    It appears the image clipper has difficulty with old coins whose shape is not so close to being a perfect circle.

    I recall from the Secure Plus announcement video on youtube that
    they researched the "coin bed" very carefully. It's definitely not anthing that is going to scratch a coin.
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    lostincoinslostincoins Posts: 4,278 ✭
    what about milled graphite
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    illini420illini420 Posts: 11,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are any electronics these days made of anything but plastic??? Looks like plastic to me.

    I think yosclimber may be right about it not being able to automatically crop a coin that isn't perfectly round.



    Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 700

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    astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>So the coins are placed directly on a rough milled tool steel surface image >>

    Surface looks plastic with the coin sitting rubber "bumpers". Lots of airflow. Those "marks" on the surface, I bet, were present when new (from the manufacturing process).
    Numismatist Ordinaire
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    FullCameoFullCameo Posts: 492
    Chinese counterfeits are still in PCGS counterfeit holders. That's the bigger problem.
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does anyone really think our hosts would be utilizing equipment that would be damaging to the coins?? Cheers, RickO
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,621 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>if you enlarge the image it appears the coin is being held up by the inserts, those inserts do appear to be something other than mild steel. >>



    Plarstic!
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    RogerDodgerRogerDodger Posts: 43
    Cool!
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    topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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