Here's my 1955 PR-67 "CAM" ... what do you think?

RGL

Need to work on the focus thing, but I think these images display the depth of the CAM and the contrast ... I wuz robbed.

Russ

I believe that PCGS was incorrect in their assessment of that coin.

Russ, NCNE

jonesy

Beautiful coin. Got any larger photo's???

Wolf359

Looks CAM to me, but Russ is the real expert here.

100proof1957

Mid 50's Jeff ?

You got jobbed,thats a DCAM

badger

The grading on mid-50's Jeff Proofs seems to be very tough. If it's an consolation, they seem to be consistent.

MadMarty

I thought PCGS was never wrong???

Russ

<< <i>I thought PCGS was never wrong??? >>



That's only on your submissions.

Russ, NCNE

keets

hey Randy

PCGS and NGC are very strict on the 50's Jeffersons. if i knew what the requirement was to make the leap from CAM to DCAM i would hold it in a very secure vault!!!

i had a pair of NGC 1955's in PR68CAM, sold the lesser and sent the winner for crossover-----denied. cracked and submitted raw to PCGS-----PR67CAM. a few months ago i won a PCGS PR66DCAM at eBay and can't see the difference in the two regarding contrast. i'll save them both and hopefully i can be at a show where HRH can explain the nuances of the designations to me.

they seem consistent as badger posted. we've done the comparisons with coins at the CNS Meeting and we both have our "hose" stories besides this date. one of my fantasy trips is to sneak into the PCGS facility for a quick peak at the Jefferson CAM/DCAM grading set.

al h.

RGL

Hi, Al! Yes, I know PCGS expects a lot from a 1950s DCAM. The bar is high and I think this coin clears it. I'll post much better pictures and then let you make the call. I badly need a copy stand ... you can't hold the camera still enough to get in-focus pix ... and, I need to learn the editing software.

keets

hey Randy

i think PCGS needs less from a coin to be a DCAM then they do for it not to be a CAM.

to be a non-Cameo
=----the coin simply needs to be.

to be a Cameo
============----the coin needs to have mirrored fields and unbroken frost, no matter how faint.

to not be a Cameo
===============================----i cannot explain the nature of this characteristic, but i know it exists.

to be a Deep Cameo
=================----the coin must have mirrored fields with no blemishes and heavy frost with no breaks.

it might not make sense to you, but it does to me.

al h.

DHeath

Ask Carl to put up a pic of the one that disappointed him.

Cameonut

For what it is worth, here are a couple of pics of my 1955 in 7dcam in an OGH - I have had the coin since 1997.
Sorry for the quality of the pics - I was in a bit of a hurry.

I agree with Keets' assessment of what it takes to be cam or dcam.



I hope the links to the pics work - only the second time I have tried it.

Russ

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Cameonut

Thanks Russ
I tried to fix the link but it still does not seem to be working.

Here is a link for where the photos are located. Maybe one of the more astute members can fix the links. (I would appreciate a PM of what I did wrong).

Link to 55 dcam pics

RGL

Here ya go ... no offense intended, and I really like yours, but my coin makes this look like a brilliant...