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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 3604860, member: 19165&quot;]Yes, some of them do. The satiny raised up areas (known as &quot;devices&quot;) are called &quot;cameo&quot; contrast. These are similar to the cameo brooches that were popular in the Victorian era - a white portrait against some colored background (hence the name). In the 1960&#039;s, the technology used to create the white, satiny raised devices (the cameo contrast) was very delicate and didn&#039;t last for many strikes. After it wore away, you were left with something like the coin you show - known as a &quot;brilliant proof.&quot; That means there is none of the cameo left. There are cameo proofs on 1963 cents - but yours does not have it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Because the cameo contrast is considered to be very attractive, and because few coins were struck with this effect, those with a cameo contrast are considerably rarer and more expensive. Hence, because your coin lacks this contrast, it is not as valuable. The technology used to create this effect was changed in 1968 (and a few times since) such that today, almost every single proof struck has the cameo contrast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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