Hey David, just thought I'd share a cool coin.
Russ
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Well, at least cool to a geek like me. 
It's known as the birthmark obverse die. Note the small circular frost fade in the hair of the bust - caused by a slight depression in the die. One of these is the plate coin example for Tomaska's book on cameo proofs. It's only an MS67CAM, which is a pretty grade common for the 1967 SMS, but it's one of those that I hunted for quite a while.
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Russ, NCNE
It's known as the birthmark obverse die. Note the small circular frost fade in the hair of the bust - caused by a slight depression in the die. One of these is the plate coin example for Tomaska's book on cameo proofs. It's only an MS67CAM, which is a pretty grade common for the 1967 SMS, but it's one of those that I hunted for quite a while.
Okay, we now return you to our regular coin programming.
Russ, NCNE
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I remember at a bid board in 1966 when a 1964 cameo half brought $25 and non-cameos were like $8 to $10. I couldn't believe it. It was my first awakening to cameos but frankly I didn't pay much attention to them until the last 5 years or so. I guess Rick Tomaska was the real visionary.
Thanks,
David