Volume 62 – #23

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Volume 62#23

February 11 – February 24, 2025

AI detects fake coins better than human numismatic experts, claim researchers

An advanced artificially intelligent counterfeit coin detection software is proving to be more accurate than numismatic experts, claims one of the researchers who developed it. “Some of those experts missed the counterfeits because they were so precise,” said artificial intelligence researcher Dr. Saeed Khazaee, CEO of NexaDeeds and a member of Concordia University’s Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (CENPARMI). “They look with their eyes … but a human being is not as good as AI.” Continue reading →

Features
Mint joins forces with Québec startup to reclaim precious metals
Page 1
Rising prices reshape the numismatic market
Page 1
Whitman acquires Friedberg numismatic titles
Page 6
Canada Post back to ‘full service levels’
Page 14
Whitman release fifth edition of 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins
Page 15
New RCM coins commemorate Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Page 16

Regulars
Trends
Focus on Canadian $1 and $2
Page 18
CCN Marketplace
Are you buying or selling?
Page 28
Show & Bourse
Check out the shows in your area
Page 30
Columns
Stanley Clute
Ancient Money
Domitian elevated the quality of Roman coinage
Page 8
Tim Grawey
Colonial Tokens
P.E.I. self-government token variety tough to track down
Page 10

John Regitko
Errors & Varieties
Incorrect assertions about legitimacy of errors often motiva
Page 12

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