Is this a fake cameo?

smprfi

Look at the field in front of the fore head.
Does it flow onto the field or is that reflection?

Russ

I was looking at that one last night and the same thought occurred to me. But, I decided that it's probably legit since a doctor would only really benefit if he frosted both sides. It's likely actually some haze or spotting.

Russ, NCNE

FC57Coins

Sometime cameo haze does flow out of the devices onto the field creating almost a halo effect. I agree with Russ that probably this is the case as opposed to someone actually doctoring this coin. I've seen artificially frosted coins and the few I've seen almost always have messy edges all the way around the main device.

Frank

Steve27

It's just a poor quality scan, but there are probably marks in that area.

Russ

<< <i>almost always have messy edges all the way around the main device. >>



Yeah, sort of like this:



Russ, NCNE

smprfi

Would the overflow effect prevent the CA/DC designation?

Russ

<< <i>Would the overflow effect prevent the CA/DC designation? >>



If you're referring to the coin in the auction, no, it wouldn't. But, the brilliant reverse, (he calls it "mild contrast"), would.

Russ, NCNE

BNE

I think I have discerned a slightly more makred tendency toward "frost flow" in the SMS nickels than in the proofs, at least for the Jeffs.