Best Light to View Cameos In? - ( Picture of cameo AH Kennedy) ?

Lori · May 23, 2003 1:43AM

I just opened 30 1964 Proof Sets.

2 AH Kennedys, couple of toned coins and to me lots of Cameos or better coins. Now that was just looking at them in my living room on the couch with no lights on and just sunlight lighting up the room.

I move to my desk area and put on my Ott light and the coins do longer look cameo or better to me.

So now I am puzzled. Are they or not. What is the best light to view coins in to determine cameo or better.

Thanks.

Lori

Would this be cameo or dcam? Picture is taken still in the mint cello.

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nwcs · May 23, 2003 1:48AM

I think the best way is to have an incandescent light or two at angles around the coin. And have a square of black felt for the coin to reflect to get that black and white contrast. I found it helpful to differentiate between light frost and cameo frost. I'm sure others have different approaches.

Russ · May 23, 2003 1:50AM

Ott or Reveal are both terrible for evaluating proof coins. Great for photographing them, but not for trying to grade them. I use a 100 watt incandescent desk lamp, and turn off the overhead fluorescent light.

Russ, NCNE

LucyBop · May 23, 2003 1:54AM

with me it doesn't matter what light, I can spot a cameo a mile away!

Lori · May 23, 2003 2:00AM

Is that AH a cameo in your opinion?

Lori

LucyBop · May 23, 2003 2:04AM

I really need to see em in person, the picture you have up doesn't seem cam at all to me.

shylock · May 23, 2003 2:11AM

I've also found that soft, angled lighting is needed to appreciate the full texture of the frost -- the exact opposite of the light needed reveal the reflective fields, making them so tough to image.

Russ · May 23, 2003 2:15AM

Shylock,

That's not a picture, that's art!

Lori,

If the image is an accurate representation of what you're seeing through the celo, the contrast is light and not enough for the designation.

Russ, NCNE

NumisEd · May 23, 2003 3:44AM

All DCAM coins look best when viewed through a Slab-Caddy

DHeath · May 23, 2003 3:56AM

Holy smokes what a picture. Shylock, you have elevated coin photography to high art. Incredible.

Best Light to View Cameos In? - ( Picture of cameo AH Kennedy) ?

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