Cherrypick: BNE, Al, etc., will this '57 Jeff CAM? UPDATE: Coin in hand

RGL

This was quickly buried on the US Coin Forum ... whaddaya think? LINK

Lovely coin, the obverse is a no-questions-asked CAM, the reverse is a toss-up, I could see it going either way. Flawless fields, just needs a little TLC bath to remove some haze. May be worth submitting as a possible CAM or perhaps the nice obverse could boost it to a 68...

BNE

The obverse does look like a probable cameo. (Some trouble in the upper fields, though. . . ?) For $4, it is hard to go too wrong!

keets

hey randy

that sweetie looks frosted which is a feat in itself, considering how most 1956-1959 jefferson's are brilliant on both sides. i find many one-sided coins like morris noted. what i have changed my thinking on lately is the importance of the mirrors to PCGS when designating CAM/DCAM. your coin seems to be hazed a bit in the fields, so it becomes a toss-up between losing what looks to be some decent tone in order to gain that liquid appearance that would highlight the frost. considering the $4 pricetag, you should go that route, IMHO.

a few months back i picked up a nice capital holdered set of proofs from 1955-1964 for the princely sum of $18 just for the 1956, 1957 and 1958 coins. the 1956 is toned quite nicely and the other two have some appreciable frost. they're in my "should i or shouldn't i" wash box right now!! looking back at your coin it would be an easier decision for me-----a quick wash and watch those fields brighten up. keep us posted cause inquiring minds want to know.

al h.

RGL

Thanks, Al ... I had noticed the fields having a little haze and await a gander at the reverse. I already had thought it could benefit from a little "TLC."