Comments on: New Polishing and Laser Frosting Technique Enhance Coins, US Mint Says https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/ CoinNews delivers the latest World and US coin news Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Rick https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-67911 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:52:14 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-67911 I personally work with these programs and all I can tell you is the US Mint in Philadelphia does the research and developing for the laser techniques and the quality is way better than Canada. The new programs in the mix will even be better with the 50 cent and Hall of Fame in developing. The complete laser technique changes started with the 911 medal program and the rest will continue to grow better.

]]> By: Dale https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62889 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:35:39 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62889 Got mine today this new laser frosting technique was applied and the coin is very nice, can’t wait to see the enhanced unc silver dollar ! May have to order a bunch…

]]> By: Brian V. https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62867 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:25:40 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62867 Lets hope they set the planchets aside. With the rate of bullion and proof eagle sales, they may get eaten up if nobody’s keeping an eye on them. Don’t forget 2009 !!!!

]]> By: jim https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62865 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:35:10 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62865 tP – perhaps a little sarcasm. I also only look at what the two mints do. The coloring and adding crystals isn’t something I would expect the US Mint to do. But unless holograms require special equipment I think with the laser technology they’re using with the “enhanced uncirculated” coins holograms could be entirely within the capability of the US Mint for both gold and silver coins, especially in a limited edition multi coin set like the 2011 25th anniversary silver coin set for example.

]]> By: thePhelps https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62864 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:37:23 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62864 jim – did I detect just a hint of sarcasm in there? Actually, I compare the Canadian mint and the US mint only in terms of what they do. Canada has 34 million people and the mint there is producing coinage for that size of a nation. The US has 320 million people… and the mint here produces way more yearly coinage than Canada often will see in several years.

Canada is more of a cafe style mint in my opinion – and as such specializes in small production coinages – attempting to entice buyers by low production high cost coins. Comparing the 2 mints isn’t really the same. While I like the innovation – I am sure it comes with a price and scaling production around it may be a limitation we haven’t heard about yet.

]]> By: jim https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62863 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:23:06 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62863 Looks like with a little more experimenting the mint may figure out how to do holographic images on coins like Canada did in 2000. We’ll probably see that soon unless Canada has a patent or copyright that prohibits.

]]> By: Brian V. https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62861 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:12:22 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62861 Read Coinworld article on Enhanced Eagles…very infomative about heavy and light laser techniques, and a chemical change to the gas used. They’ve used on 9/11 Memorial coin and one of the 5 oz. ATB bullion “coins?”.. I think the volcano release. At least they have created a buzz among collectors.

]]> By: Coin Talk https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62857 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:36:19 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62857 They may be pretty to look at but I suspect it’s just going to be justification for the mint to push more product and raise prices. And, real coin collectors should be putting that money toward something more interesting and less expensive, like ancients, the Roman Republic era coins for example.

]]> By: RonnieBGood https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62854 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:36:54 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62854 They may have to drop a few (more) now at the mint to get less than a Proof 70 Ultra (Ultra) Cameo grading! lol

]]> By: thePhelps https://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/08/new-polishing-and-laser-frosting-technique-enhance-coins-us-mint-says/#comment-62852 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:02:17 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=36026#comment-62852 Jim – guessing by what I see on the Silver Proof Generals – the change is in crispness and definition. There is no coloring affect at all. Honestly when I got the proof I was truly amazed at how clean it was and then I read about the new laser being used to create them. If that is an example of the lasers affect – i will be in for a couple sets of the new enhanced ASE.

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