Cameo cherrypickers - have you had any luck finding any raw 1956, 57, 58 or 59 Cameo Proof Jefferson
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I have not had much luck finding any of these raw coins "in the wild" (either in complete sets in OGP or after market holders or as singles)?
It is almost as if the late 50's Cameo Jeffersons are harder to find in the wild than the early to mid 50's dates.
How about you?
It is almost as if the late 50's Cameo Jeffersons are harder to find in the wild than the early to mid 50's dates.
How about you?
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1956 is actually the only year I do not have a self-made certified CAM example of, but have submitted 3 that I thought had a shot, a PR66 is the best I've done so far.
1957 PR68 CAM in a $30 proof set
1958 PR68 CAM as a $9 single, have also made two PR67 CAM's from proof sets.
1959 PR67 CAM in a $30 proof set
With all the cherries you have snagged over the past couple of years I can only say that in your neck of the woods there must be a greater percentage of proof and SMS sets that have not yet been extensively searched for raw Cameos than in other parts of the USA.
Either that or you just have "Mad Skills"
Yes to all. In general, cameo and deep cameo nickels are much tougher to find than the other denominations. That alloy wore the dies much faster than copper and silver.
The coins I found were
1956 - graded 67 cameo - found in 1998
1957 - graded 68 cameo - found in 1997
1958 - graded 67 cameo - found in 1998
1959 - graded 68 cameo - found in 1998
Note all these were found a long time ago. Much tougher to find these now.
In my experience, the toughest dates in cameo for the 1950's are the 1953 and 1957.
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
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