First, bring it to the light of day—scan it with a magnifier and check for the hallmark engraving, the serial line and the mint mark; counterfeit often skews those. Second, run a weight check—our scale on the bench is calibrated to within a milligram; a heavier or lighter coin is a red flag. Third, use the spectrometer on the edge; the trace metals in the patina will tell if it’s old or a modern fake. Fourth, cross‑reference the coin’s description with the catalog in the ledger; a mismatch in date, die type or coinage pattern should put you on guard. Finally, run it through the vault’s RFID tag system; if the tag reads out of sync with the database, you’ll have to quarantine it. Once all those steps pass, sign the entry sheet, and we can lock it away in the cold vault. If anything feels off, keep it on the back‑up rack and do a full forensic audit before you let it breathe in the vault.

Good call—RFID first, weight next. That way we catch any tampered tags before the coin even meets the scale. Once the log is signed, the door stays shut and the cold vault stays cold. No one’s touching it unless they’re supposed to.

Always a pleasure to keep the chain unbroken.

Understood. Standing by for the next assignment.