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How would you grade this Kennedy?
DHeath
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What grade and what value?
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Russ, NCNE
<< <i>and there are spots on the shield on the reverse. >>
Those aren't spots.
Russ, NCNE
What does CAM mean?
<< <i>I'm new, but I have a question that is not worth a new thread.
What does CAM mean? >>
Cameo. The devices are frosted, not brilliant.
A lot more slang in this hobby than I thought!
Michael
CAM is Cameo, on a proof coin, and DCAM is Deep Cameo.
The reason for the name is obvious- the portrait on a cameo coin looks just like a cameo on antique jewelry. And a DCAM has even stronger contrast. DHeath's Kennedy half is an obvious DCAM- it has what you would call "black and white" contrast. And that is THE look to have, believe me! A regular proof with no contrast (in other words, no frost on the portrait and lettering) is called a "brilliant" proof. The whole thing has a mirrored look. CAM's and DCAM's have the deeply mirrored fields but the frost on the high points. A CAM is worth more than a brilliant proof, and a DCAM even more yet.
Brr! Frost is good!
I agree with the earlier grade assessments. 69 DCAM, or 68 DCAM on a bad day, at the very least. Sweet lookin' frost monster, there!
Did somebody say 67? C'mon! I've seen 69's with worse spots than that! Those teeny spots hold the coin back from perfection, but do you really think they would affect the technical grade that much?
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor