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rupester Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 01/25/2014 02:25 am Hello everyone. So I have been reading up on how to spot cameo's and have wondered if anyone actively pursues this beyond the norm. Using lighting and more specialized means. Or is anyone experinced at this grading system. This area interests me greatly. Report this Post to the Staff

uchihadesendent Valued Member Canada 129 Posts	Posted 01/25/2014 06:29 am a believe if they have a mirror finish to the meaning if you can see your reflection in the coin it's either a proof or cameo Report this Post to the Staff
eSinger Pillar of the Community United States 523 Posts	Posted 02/12/2014 8:16 pm Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950 to 1970 Era - RE http://www.randicoins.com/store/pc/...-RE-p355.htm 2nd Edition "A Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy half dollars" http://www.randicoins.com/store/pc/...s-4p1906.htm I too am greatly interested in these, especially before 1973. Those two books are worth the read. The first is rather pricey but the pictures are invaluable to me. There are many threads on here that help explain it. It started with halves for me but it is starting to spread. I like the SMS Cameo's the best. Report this Post to the Staff
eSinger Pillar of the Community United States 523 Posts	Posted 02/12/2014 8:27 pm Also.......cameo is white(frost0 set against dark mirror Deep Cameo is Blast white frost against deep black mirror. A quick way is grab a 80's proof set, all should be DCAM. As my understanding goes, most after 73 are cam/dcam...before that the farther you go back the more rare they get. Report this Post to the Staff
rupester Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 02/14/2014 04:34 am Havent kept up with this but did read the secomd book great reading and got it as a ebook for my eye pad..(see what I did there) haha anyways long story short the book covers cameo finding nice and I did find a 61 proof cameo but its not the best coin ever but yet a cameo. This is a pretty challenging hunt for pre 71 coins yesterday I finally got w 1968 cameo off ebay the seller had amazing pictures in perfect light that caught the cameo effect. Anyways thanks for all the input Report this Post to the Staff
ModernMan New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/03/2014 6:40 pm In general cameo is kind of a silvery frosted look on the devices. A UC/DC typically has a much whiter frosted look. The mirrors have to be reflective, and on an UC/DC they should look like a black pool. A great way to get an idea of what is and is not a cameo is to go to a show and look around in person. Also buying a few cheap examples from your series of interest to keep on hand could be very useful. I prefer to use both a halogen lamp and an incandescent. I find it easier to spot the hairlines under the halogen. Report this Post to the Staff
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