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Your thoughts on this raw 1951 Proof Set. Update - the cent and nickel are back with me.
SanctionII
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The half and qtr might clean up for a cam.
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@SanctionII, as you are well aware of the cameo aspects of these raw proof sets, is your real question, I believe the 3 silver proof coins have a shot at cameo, what is your opinion and do you agree with me that these three have a shot? I would say yes, there is a possibility at cameo designation. The 3 silvers look like they could cameo, IMO Zack.
Just how does a single coin, (the nickel) turn like that? And yes, the quarter is quite stunning.
My thoughts are that I like it.
Silvers look like a CAM.
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The nickel was struck with 90 degree rotated dies.
Lighting in pictures can make many appear more frosted than they are. Do you have them in hand? You have more recent experience with CAM and DCAMs
Has promise.
I think the quarter might pull CAM. Others look like just misses to me.
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My opinion is that they look nice in the holder as is.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
Well, stepping out just a bit but looks to me like Cam, DC, Cam. Light reflecting on dime obverse may just be a bit deceiving.
Well, just Love coins, period.
The appearance of the coins in the photos is of lower quality than they appear in hand. All five coins are very similar in appearance.
Whoever assembled this proof set has an eye for quality.
Is the nickel rotated 270 degrees or 90?
FWIW this type of proof set is easily opened and closed - those are basically plastic screws holding it together. It is not sealed in any way.
My thoughts. Dunno if they'd CAM or not, but they look good and frosty, albeit with what looks like a slight bit of haze on the half that could be dipped off? Maybe? Dunno if I'd try that or not, however.
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And check the cent if you purchase it for the DDO variety.
WS
It is definitely a premium set, regardless if they make CAM or not.
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Nice proof set
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All five coins in this set are possible Cameos and are being submitted to our host for grading.
Attached are cell phone photos of the cent and nickel.
I'd say a 50/50 chance.
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Those look nothing like the images you posted in the first pictures. Somewhat cameo in appearance, but the way the light reflects off the coin can change its appearance. So now I don’t know.
All 5 coins from the 1951 proof set have now been sent to our host for grading.
Stay tuned for grade results.
P.S. The nickel is not struck from rotated dies. The photos of the coins in the Capital Holder show that the nickel somehow rotated in the holder between photographs (many times a coin will rotate in a Capital Holder if the hole is slightly larger than the coin).
P.S.S. The cent is not the DDO variety.
The 1951 cent and 1951 nickel were delivered to PCGS on 7-28-2025. They were received on 7-30-2025. Today the two coins are in Encapsulation and are being imaged.
Very fast turn around.
PR65Cam.
PR66.
PR66.
PR65Cam.
PR67.
edit to add that these "guesses" are for Cent through Half-Dollar.
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They don't make them like that anymore! Nice set.
I knew it would happen.
Good luck with the submission
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Excited to see results.
Anything yet??
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Not yet.
The 5 coins are in the grading process. The cent and the nickel are likely to have grades post withing the next 7-10-days.
That is a great looking set!
U.S. Type Set
The cent and nickel are now in QA.
The cent and nickel both graded PF66CAM. Very pleased they received a CAM designation.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Sweet, congrats!
Very nice! Any updates on your other, earlier submissions?
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FlyingAl.
The earlier submission of coins from the OGP 1950 proof sets I picked up in June, 2025 are at our host, currently in Grading. I expect that in the next two-three weeks the coins will move to Encapsulation.
I am looking forward to those grade results.
Really nice looking PF Set.
I would want to get the rest of the coins graded.
Then go from there.
Wow, 1951 is such a tough year for cameos - and to make two pieces is an accomplishment. Congrats.
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Did you conserve the coins? Either with acetone, MS70, or e-z-est? Just to remove any surface contamination/haze that might be there.
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Trueviews of the two coins are up.
In hand the coins look better than they do in the photos (the frosted devices are not shown well in the photos and the fields on the nickel look less impaired in hand).
Hopefully the three silver coins will also receive a Cameo designation.
Don't know if it is maybe the difference in copper content, but I love the look of a Copper CAM/DCAM versus the Zinc CAMS/DCAMS.
Nice results for those 2, curious to see what the silver gets.
Hopefully the whole set CAM's!
The cent and nickel were delivered to me today. They both look much better in hand than they do in the Trueview photos (and better than they look in these new cell phone photos).
The three silver coins will likely have grades post by the end of this month or early September.
Here are cell phone photos of the three silver coins.
That Franklin is sweet.
TTT.
The dime graded PF65.
The quarter graded PF66CAM.
The half graded PF65CAM.
Quite a nice raw proof set.
Pictures will be posted when available
Nice!
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Congrats, I don't know about the '51 nickels, but cameo 1951 cents are tough.
Here's the full 1951 set via TrueView:
PR 66 CAM (https://www.pcgs.com/cert/53667813) $350 PCGS Guide
PR66 CAM (https://www.pcgs.com/cert/53667814) $130 PCGS Guide
PR65 (https://www.pcgs.com/cert/53697337) $42 PCGS Guide
PR66 CAM (https://www.pcgs.com/cert/53697339) $225 PCGS Guide
PR65 CAM (https://www.pcgs.com/cert/53697345) $900 PCGS Guide
