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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1055116, member: 15309&quot;]Although I am an avid collector of Jefferson Nickels, I don&#039;t collect Jefferson proofs.&nbsp; The reason is the same reason that I can&#039;t give an opinion of the grade of your coin.&nbsp; The grading of proof coins is highly dependent upon the amount of hairlines on the surfaces which is impossible to ascertain from a photograph.&nbsp; And while that photo makes the coin look like a very high grade (PF67+), without seeing the coin in hand, I can&#039;t give an educated opinion of the grade which is why I don&#039;t bid on them sight unseen.&nbsp; The CAMEO designation is a little different.&nbsp; While the obverse seems to have very good CAMEO coverage of the lettering and devices, there is just no way that the reverse is CAMEO.&nbsp; If the obverse has full CAMEO coverage, I would expect this coin to qualify for the star designation but not the CAMEO designation.</p><p><br /></p><p>CAMEO proofs from 1936-1942 are exceedingly rare for every denomination.&nbsp; To give you and idea of how rare, here are the total NGC CAMEO populations listed by year for Jefferson Nickels.</p><p><br /></p><p>1938-----1</p><p>1939-----3</p><p>1940-----5</p><p>1941-----0</p><p>1942-----6</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo of my CAMEO war nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-PSilverNGCPF-11.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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