1960 Franklin Proof - CAM/DCAM Designation
dipset512
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I sent in this 1960 Franklin Proof and it came back PF with no CAM or DCAM designation. Pics Posted. Do any of you think this should have received the designation or did I get this wrong?
If so, while searching on the forums, I saw this: Do not send it in as a regrade, send it in for deignation review. Do they still offer this? This was posted in 2002.
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It's close, but I agree with no CAM. Even if it was CAM, I don't believe it would be worth the cost of resubmission.
Coin Photographer.
Thanks. So I can get better at this, any tips to distinguish?
Frost is too thin on the bell.
Coin Photographer.
Been there, done that.
It seems that my time here has shown that the CAM/DCAM designation is nearly impossible to sort out from pictures, whether they are TrueViews or any other images.
One members “guess” is as good as another’s and PCGS has proven not to be consistent in how they apply their “standard” with these coins.
The short answer is that sending them in for grading is a crap shoot.
What grade did it receive? Unless it's a PR68, it looks like the reconsideration cost for no-cam to cam is not worth it. I suggest buying one that already has the designation.
It looks CAM to me, but no chance for DCAM
Collector, occasional seller
Not a collector of CAM/DCAM coins, especially Franklins, but I have found from reading posts by others who do collect these coins, that the lettering frost more than likely prevents a CAM/DCAM designation. Not all the time, but seems so to me.
Jim
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Grading coins (assigning a numerical grade and/or a designation) is a matter of Subjective Opinion.
@SanctionII that's a real head scratcher.
Great answers. Thanks y'all.
The CAM designation can be a real crap shoot. Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you don’t.
For what it’s worth, I think that the reverse falls just short.
The reverse frost looks too weak to me. I also agree with the others that there is inconsistency with the application of cameo/deep cameo designations.