1961 Proof Half Cameo??

True, and I should have mentioned that also. Thanks.

 

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Anyone still think it is cameo too?

 

Hmm, I'm no expert. But I mentioned this in an earlier post about how the frosting dies down toward the end of his hair and the jacket top. I thought I was just tricking myself bc it appeared much more cameo in earlier pictures. Maybe now I'm just overthinking this one. Or maybe it is one of those close ones and hence why it's not holdered already?

Those spots are concerning too. On MS coins you can normally use acetone and a qtip and I've never tried it on either. But in my mind I would not want to handle a qtip on proof surfaces. Maybe those with more experience preparing coins for grading will chime in?

 

If theres a way to get those spots off id like to hear it... i thought they were referred to as milk spots? (Actually soap) And they pressed into the coin upon striking,,,

 

These are milk spots?



They look like crud that could be dissolved with a solvent such as acetone. I just caution the OP with handling proofs and directly touching the fields with any abrasive, even a Q-tip.

edit - when I hear milk spots I think of the ultra moderns, especially ASEs, that people seemed perplexed how they were forming after encapsulation. That's why the TPGs couldn't guarantee grade of 70s after slabbing. Unless this is just a general term I never heard of?

 

Idk what it is but i have a few proof franklins that have the same (crud).... and i thought it was an issue w soap/water planchet rinse that.caused.all.those.milky.looking spots OR CRUD as u.refer to.it,,

 

@heavycam.monstervam yea, i think we're talking about the same thing, just different terminology ... crud is a very technical term

 

I think they are milk spots. It is not foreign matter, it is on the surface the same as toning/tarnish would be.