what is the difference between cameo and a regular coin? is it a special process they do to make the coin standout? and are they worth collecting? i guess im saying is a 2007 george washington NGC graded 70 better then a 2007 geroge washington ngc graded 70 cameo? im learning more and more everyday, please bear with me.. thanks, Dino
Cameo is usually only on proof coins. There is rare instances where a MS coin will have it (More common MS cameos come from the SMS sets from the late 60's). If you have a PCGS MS-70 G.W. dollar, it's worth roughly, well, i don't know, no price guide has MS-70 references. If you have a G.W. PF-70 DCAM dollar, it's worth considerably less due to the fact that PF-70 coins are a lot easier to find than MS-70. If one had a G.W. dollar, MS-70 cameo or deep cameo, it would be worth a TON of money. Though, i have never seen nor heard of one, and none of us probably ever will. Cameo is achieved by polishing the fields, and not the devices on a die, causing a contrast between "frosty and mirror". Hope this helped, i just woke up 20 minutes ago and haven't gotten any coffee yet, So, it might be a bit hard to understand :goofer:
Here's some examples for you. The first is a 1996 proof washington quarter, a good strong example of cameo. The second is a MS morgan with cameo.
Try diffusing the light with a lamp shade when photographing cameo coins to show the contrast better.
