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Cameo or Deep Cameo Proof Walking Liberty Half

CratylusCratylus Posts: 871 ✭
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Has anyone ever seen one of these? Does one exist? Anyone have a photo of one?

In all my years of looking at coins, I don't believe I have ever seen one. I would think such a coin would be spectacularly beautiful!

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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I don't think ay exist in DCAM and there are only five graded cameo by PCGS.

    Here is an image of a PR67 Cameo.

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    PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Pcgs has graded a total of 6 cameo and no dcams for all years.

    Russ can't count well image

    Seriously Russ did you use the online pop report? I wonder if one was recently made?
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    CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    Any cameo proof Walker is a special thing. The mint wasn't tryint for cameo so dcam is unlikely.
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    UnimentalUnimental Posts: 244


    << <i>I don't think ay exist in DCAM and there are only five graded cameo by PCGS.

    Here is an image of a PR67 Cameo.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    It almost looks like a proof ASE. Much nicer, though... an less than half the silver. image
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    solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    That's one of the photos that always reconfirms my opinion that the
    Walker Half is the most beautiful coin the mint has ever produced! image
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    puffpuff Posts: 1,475


    << <i>Any cameo proof Walker is a special thing. The mint wasn't tryint for cameo so dcam is unlikely. >>



    I know of no proof dcam Walkers.
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    CratylusCratylus Posts: 871 ✭
    Russ,
    Thanks for sharing the photo of that awesome Walker! Just as I suspected, the coin is stunning to say the least! As much as I am a Barber fanatic, I have to agree with Solid: Walkers have to be the most beautiful coin ever produced by the US Mint.
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    XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭


    << <i>That's one of the photos that always reconfirms my opinion that the
    Walker Half is the most beautiful coin the mint has ever produced! image >>





    Amen to that!
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    foodudefoodude Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭
    I've seen one CAM.
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    michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    yes i have seen a cameo walker

    in fact i have seen many many of them with even stronger contrast then the one which this thread is about

    also i know the person who made the first cameo walker at pcgs on dec 17 2001 or thereabouts

    it graded proof 67 and it is still the finest known and the only proof 67 cameo by pcgs
    dated 1938 the most most available date for walkers in cameo

    blast white and solid for the grade

    do you see where the sun on the obverse is not cameoed?? know why?? it is the lowest relief on the coin so usually never cameoed

    and also from my experience with these cameo walkers the obverses are for the most part more cameoed than the reverses

    michael


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    michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    also see how the tag on the holder in the photo looks washed out??

    the coin IS cameoed but not AS cameoed as the photo suggests

    michael
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    michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    and from what i remember of the coin in person sight seen there was basically no trace of the designers initals at 5 pm on the reverse rim

    michael
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    michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    no designers initals at 5 pm on the reverse between the eagles wing and the rim

    michael

    care to guess why no designers initals??

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    solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    Because they were polished off the die?
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    CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    Thanks for the very informative reply Michael.
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    MercMerc Posts: 1,649 ✭✭
    I've never seen one of the cams in person, but I've seen the pictures. Some have a cameo effect on Liberty, but lack in on the sun. The reverses also lack the cameo frost on the eagle large wing. In the Franklin series, a coin that has large cameo frost breaks will not get the CAM on the holder. To me, all the Cam labeled Proof Walkers are not true Cams because of the large cameo frost breaks. Yes, they are nicer than a regular brilliant proof, but not fit the definition of a cameo coin.
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    StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree that Walkers are likely the most beautiful silver coins ever minted by the U.S. Mint. However, there'a nother gold coin that I personally feel is the overall most beautiful coin which the U.S. Mint has produced...

    I will illustrate my point:

    imageimage

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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    That is a very cool coin.
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    100proof1957100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭
    i specialized in high grade short set walkers in the 80's.
    this coin makes me speechless !
    that High Relief Saint aint no slouch either !

    Proof
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