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Podoprigora Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 8:56 pm I bought a lot of 40 Franklins and about ten of them look like they might have cameo. I dont know if its ultra cameo or not. I also never had my coins graded and I thought that this would be a good chance to try it. If I shoot a video of the coin would it be evident to anyone here if its deep cameo or not and if its worth grading? Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

831Mani Valued Member United States 144 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 10:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Podoprigora Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 10:33 pm WEPaTZMChD4 TXsV3OGMn_U W_4fzgLJ4yw * Edited by Staff to add YouTube tags. Please use them in the future. We prefer embedded video. * Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 10:47 pm They look like cameos to me, but I'll defer to the more experienced. Report this Post to the Staff
Nickel Guy Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 10:49 pm You know what they say....A picture is worth a thousand words. Report this Post to the Staff
Podoprigora Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 11:06 pm http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxM...6T0/$_57.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
Podoprigora Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 11:07 pm I didnt want to post a pic becuase I think the light is misguiding Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 2815 Posts	Posted 12/31/2014 11:52 pm The coin in your picture looks cameo to me, could even be deep cameo. Report this Post to the Staff
unholyroller Pillar of the Community United States 1903 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 01:02 am I would be dipping those puppies in acetone right quick before you leave fingerprints on them and ruin their value Report this Post to the Staff
Nickel Guy Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 02:11 am They are definitely cameo. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 07:56 am They are cameo but what level of cameo I can't tell. They don't look like DC from your pics to me. I see a lot of problems with the mirror part of the coins so they most likely would not grade high. Maybe you could pick out a few that you think would grade DC and post pics front and back of the coins. http://www.pcgs.com/News/Why-Frankl...te-And-Grade http://coins.about.com/od/coingradi...of-Coins.htm John1 Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7186 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 09:12 am The coin in your photo is cameo on the reverse but for a designation it must be cameo on both sides. Often you can have one sided cameo coin. Report this Post to the Staff
mgillette Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 09:37 am What muddler said, PCGS will require both sides to be CAM or DCAM, ANACS will denote if just one side is CAM/DCAM (eg. description will state "Obverse DCAM"). Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 1:33 pm If the first 2 videos are of the same coin, I think you have a cameo. The other coins in the 3rd video look at least cameo but without seeing both sides, it hard to see for sure. Both sides must at least meet the criteria of cameo or deep/ultra cameo before calling it cameo or deep/ultra cameo. Whether or not they will be worth grading will depend on the dates and potential numerical grade in additional to the level of contrast. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 01/01/2015 1:40 pm First pics look cameo, and perhaps deep cameo. However it appears that their are some issues with the fields, whether it is dust and/or or hairlines I can not tell. An acetone wash could not hurt. Report this Post to the Staff
Podoprigora Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 01/02/2015 02:51 am Thanks! I'll do an acetone wash, never heard about this before, and pick some of the better ones to post pictures of. Thank you for the valuable information! Report this Post to the Staff
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