How To Tell If A Coin Has A Heavy Cameo

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North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 8:27 pm Hi everyone: My dumb question of the day. Can anyone tell me at what point is a coin considered to have a "Heavy Cameo"? Is it a judgment call, comparing one coin to another sort of thing? Is it found on circulated coins ? Report this Post to the Staff

coincollect1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1731 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 8:43 pm I think heavy cameo is the reflection of the coin. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. (im still new to collectig) Report this Post to the Staff
Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 9:28 pm The book says for Proof Like Coins "The frosting is not full nor evenly applied across the relief of the coin. In fact some areas appear bright when viewed under full lighting conditions" Really what the grades of cameo are (no cameo, cameo, heavy cameo and ultra heavy cameo) is a specific designator for the die state a proof-like coin was struck with. Report this Post to the Staff
doubleeagle59 Pillar of the Community Canada 2495 Posts	Posted 01/11/2012 12:33 pm The very best way is to buy a few very inexpensive ICCS graded coins from ebay. Buying a PL64 Cameo and Heavy Cameo won't set you back much and you'd have a great 'comparison' set. Maybe a few $1's and a few 25c's would be a start. Report this Post to the Staff
North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 01/11/2012 8:25 pm thanks for the explanation everyone. ( I see that I posted this in the wrong section, I think I'll re-post this question in the non- grading section as well) Report this Post to the Staff
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