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<p>[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2699803, member: 34882"]Based on the first set of photos I voted 'no'. The second set of photos appear to show some of the frost better but aren't really even close to good enough to say that would get a cameo designation. I'd recommend going and taking a look at some coins on Ebay, etc that are 65' SMS that have cameo aspects yet didn't get the designation. I've seen plenty of coins from all denominations except the cent really (from 65-67 SMS sets) that appear cameo yet didn't get the designation. Personally I feel that the big two TPG's under attribute cameo's from 65-67 SMS coins. I believe that's because they hold the SMS coins to the exact same standard as regular cameo proofs for designation. Imo which isn't really totally fair as the dies/plancets were not prepared with anywhere near the level of care actual proof coins receive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway here's an example below, a coin from PCGS's website SP68 yet they felt wasn't strong enough for a cameo designation.</p><p><img src="http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/71468610_1265614_2200.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And here's another they felt was, this one SMS67Cam for comparison</p><p><img src="http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/31488987_45998956_2200.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2699803, member: 34882"]Based on the first set of photos I voted 'no'. The second set of photos appear to show some of the frost better but aren't really even close to good enough to say that would get a cameo designation. I'd recommend going and taking a look at some coins on Ebay, etc that are 65' SMS that have cameo aspects yet didn't get the designation. I've seen plenty of coins from all denominations except the cent really (from 65-67 SMS sets) that appear cameo yet didn't get the designation. Personally I feel that the big two TPG's under attribute cameo's from 65-67 SMS coins. I believe that's because they hold the SMS coins to the exact same standard as regular cameo proofs for designation. Imo which isn't really totally fair as the dies/plancets were not prepared with anywhere near the level of care actual proof coins receive. Anyway here's an example below, a coin from PCGS's website SP68 yet they felt wasn't strong enough for a cameo designation. [IMG]http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/71468610_1265614_2200.jpg[/IMG] And here's another they felt was, this one SMS67Cam for comparison [IMG]http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/31488987_45998956_2200.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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