How good is your eye...find the Cameo! Answer revealed

ModCrewman · December 6, 2012 10:57PM

Just got my grades on a small economy submission back last night. There were several coins I thought had a great shot at being cameos, but only one received a CAM designation. Take a stab at which one it was?

1954 Dime #1

1954 Dime #2

1954 Dime #3

1952 Cent

1954 Nickel #1

1954 Nickel #2

1954 Franklin

guitarwes · December 6, 2012 11:01PM

looks nice. My guess was the '54 nick #2.

robertpr · December 6, 2012 11:11PM

Well I just checked the certs (after voting, of course).

Let me just say that I am surprised by the results.

lkeigwin · December 6, 2012 11:37PM

You do realize you gave us the cert# for dime #1. And that the coins in your submission have sequential cert#s, right?
Lance.

joeykoins · December 7, 2012 12:22AM

All beautiful! I'll pick the #1 nickel. It was a toss up with the nickel or the cent.I pick the nick.

Stuart · December 7, 2012 12:26AM

I voted for the 1954 Franklin.

ModCrewman · December 7, 2012 12:27AM

<< <i>You do realize you gave us the cert# for dime #1. And that the coins in your submission have sequential cert#s, right?
Lance. >>

I do, and if anyone wants to "cheat" by looking at the cert #'s to prove how smart they are, that's their right...and to their detriment of having the joy of anwering the question without looking. To each their own.

tightbudget · December 7, 2012 12:29AM

I voted for the half

renomedphys · December 7, 2012 12:55AM

Is this a trick question?

joeykoins · December 7, 2012 12:57AM

<< <i>Is this a trick question? >>

Yeah,maybe there all cameo?

Vbowling299 · December 7, 2012 1:19AM

wow heh well now that was a bit suprising went and checked after voting and boy was i wrong

HighRelief · December 7, 2012 1:36AM

My vote is for the 54 Frankie

renomedphys · December 7, 2012 2:17AM

Well I'll vote for #1 as it's the only one that doesn't look like all the others.

L1ncolnF4n · December 7, 2012 2:28AM

I would hazard a guess that the piece that did receive it does not look like its picture in hand.

Billet7 · December 7, 2012 2:37AM

Since it's probably a trick question, I'm gonna pick number one.

ModCrewman · December 7, 2012 2:46AM

Well...as those of you who checked the certificate numbers have already figured out, the first 1954 dime is the one that received the Cameo designation.

I'm most disappointed in the Lincoln not being given the CAM, though I knew that was going to be a tough one to make, it is very heavily frosted as the photo shows, and I still haven't made one in a CAM after having submitted 5 now. This one has much stronger cameo contrast than my current 1952 Lincoln, and I was hopeful that it would make the cut for a CAM designation, it may be a good candidate for a conservation after the first of the year as it has a haze on the fields.

I never really doubted that the Franklin would get the CAM designation and am quite surprised that it was not deemed worthy of the designation.

Continuing to log tuition, I guess. Thanks for playing!

bigole · December 7, 2012 3:00AM

Would you mind sharing what all the grades were? So we don't all have to look them up individually?

commoncents05 · December 7, 2012 3:04AM

<< <i>Well...as those of you who checked the certificate numbers have already figured out, the first 1954 dime is the one that received the Cameo designation.

I'm most disappointed in the Lincoln not being given the CAM, though I knew that was going to be a tough one to make, it is very heavily frosted as the photo shows, and I still haven't made one in a CAM after having submitted 5 now. This one has much stronger cameo contrast than my current 1952 Lincoln, and I was hopeful that it would make the cut for a CAM designation, it may be a good candidate for a conservation after the first of the year as it has a haze on the fields.

I never really doubted that the Franklin would get the CAM designation and am quite surprised that it was not deemed worthy of the designation.

Continuing to log tuition, I guess. Thanks for playing! >>

The haze it's what's killing the CAM for the Lincoln. Frost on the devices is only half the equation for a CAM designation. Contrast between the devices and fields is the second part of the equation.

-Paul

ModCrewman · December 7, 2012 3:08AM

<< <i>Would you mind sharing what all the grades were? So we don't all have to look them up individually? >>

Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 26670136 85229 1954 10C USA PR67CA
2 1 26670137 5229 1954 10C USA PR67
2 2 26670138 5229 1954 10C USA PR67
3 1 26670139 3365 1952 1C USA PR65RD
4 1 26670140 4186 1954 5C USA PR66
4 2 26670141 4186 1954 5C USA PR67
5 1 26670142 6695 1954 50C USA PR67

MICHAELDIXON · December 7, 2012 3:17AM

WOW! That was the one I thought least likely to be Cameo! I voted for the Lincoln cent.

dcarr · December 7, 2012 3:27AM

Regardless of what PCGS says, the the cent, both nickels, and the half dollar, are all cameo.
The last dime is close. The lighting angle on the first dime is inconclusive.

messydesk · December 7, 2012 4:05AM

I wouldn't have guessed the first dime, but it's not lit such that I can ascertain the degree of cameo it has. Of course, how do you know there wasn't a mechanical error within your order and one of the other dimes (like the third one) isn't the true cameo?

Cameonut · December 7, 2012 4:09AM

Hussulo · December 7, 2012 4:11AM

All great and the cent looks like a shore fire one but if I had to pick one I would vote 1954 Franklin.

ModCrewman · December 7, 2012 4:15AM

Phil was able to send me an alternate TrueView of the 67CAM dime, and it's a cameo, and am glad that one got the designation to go along with the color. I decided that I prefer to have the color photo as the official TrueView representation of the coin, but this photo does show the contrast.

Cameonut · December 7, 2012 10:24PM

Sorry for the "non post" yesterday. I was at work and strange things can happen there......

Anyway, I voted for the 52 cent. Several others are borderline cam based on the photos, but worth a shot.

Based on the original photo of the '54 dime, I would not have guessed it was a cameo.

SanctionII · December 8, 2012 1:04AM

The toned 1954 dime and the 1952 cent are gorgeous. If the haze on the cent can be removed without changing the color or appearance of the cent I would resubmit it.