Offer Your Opinion, Real Cameo Frost or Not so Real? --NGC Grade Revealed--

Luxor

PeakRarities

That doesn’t look right to me, and for that reason alone I’ll go with “not real”.

2windy2fish

Have to agree, that coin has an odd look to it.

DisneyFan

What about the other side?

ifthevamzarockin

Looks strange for sure!

My guess would be a later die state where the frosting is starting to wear away and bad photo lighting.

MFeld

My guess is natural, uneven frost. I don’t see any bleeding into other areas of the surface, which is sometimes apparent on coins that have had artificial frost added.

FlyingAl

Real. These frost breaks are common when the die was unevenly frosted. The areas with less frost go brilliant faster than those with strong frost.

dcarr

I think the frost is basically genuine. The fake frosting methods don't work as well on the letters and numbers. On the faked coins those areas are often under-frosted compared to the central device. This coin definitely has frosted letters and numbers, so that is a good sign.

However, there may be a little bit of PVC haze on the high points of the head, which could enhance the contrast slightly.

Crypto

DCarr said it well, real uneven frost exacerbated on the high points by cellophane or PVC contact

Luxor

Here's the NGC grade:

TwoSides2aCoin

I'm guessing I'm late.

TwoSides2aCoin

I like it it's frosty but it's thawing.

dcarr

Based on the grade I assume that the reverse is not cameo.
The 1957 Washington Quarter proof issue is known for coins that have strong cameo contrast on the obverse and very little on the reverse.