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KauaiHawaiiGuy Pillar of the Community United States 612 Posts	Posted 05/18/2021 09:59 am So I kind of get the difference between Proof and Cam, but I don't really understand Dcam. On a raw coin that's not been slabbed, is it sort of like judging figure skating? One judge thinks the performance was an 8.5 and another sees it as a 10? Is that the difference between Cam and Dcam, the eye of the beholder? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/18/2021 10:11 am CAM,DCAM,UCAM, is different levels of cameo effect. Has something to do with being able to read a ruler for depth. Milestone coming up, contest time John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/19/2021 03:08 am Quote: Is that the difference between Cam and Dcam, the eye of the beholder? Yes, it is a matter of degree and personal judgement by the grader. The comment by John1 Quote: Has something to do with being able to read a ruler for depth refers to the depth of a PL field and has nothing to do with cameo contrast. Report this Post to the Staff
PNWType Pillar of the Community United States 561 Posts	Posted 05/19/2021 04:30 am Quote: On a raw coin that's not been slabbed, is it sort of like judging figure skating? If we use online sites like ebay, any raw proof is 'DCAM' But overall, with CAM and DCAM for raw coins, it's a lot about how deep a person judges the mirrors to be. Same can be said for graded coins too though. Like numerical coin grading, though we try to add general standards, it's subjective Edited by PNWType 05/19/2021 04:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/19/2021 07:13 am https://www.NGCcoin.com/news/articl...ultra-cameo/ Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/24/2021 11:49 am But Cameo contrast between the devices and the field, and depth of mirrors in the fields in theory should NOT be related. Cameo refers to the contrast between the devices and the field and could be possible to have strong contrast with NO mirrors. Or you can have super deep mirrors and NO cameo. Report this Post to the Staff
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