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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 3243749, member: 13307&quot;]Well, I <i>don&#039;t</i> like spending money at TPG...so that why I thought it would be fun to hear people convince me these aren&#039;t worth sending in.&nbsp; Plus...you know how it goes - some days it&#039;s like the graders smile down on you from above and you get a couple top pops...some days everything dies in the Details...haha</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I absolutely realize it&#039;s very difficult to grade Proof/SMS coins from a photo.&nbsp; But it just seems to me these coins would be strong possibilities of at least CAM (I will be honest and say I&#039;m really quite unfamiliar with how CAM/DCAM is doled out on SMS coins; I can compare them to more modern proofs and say no way.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my thoughts on these coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, the nickel has the strongest and most consistent contrast.&nbsp; It definitely looks like a modern proof coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the quarter, the obverse is there, but the reverse is a bit spotty in terms of consistent CAM contrast...but there is a nice big mark right in front of George&#039;s eyes that I think would limit the potential grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cent - like I&#039;ve said above - I&#039;m not sure how they handle SMS Cameos, but the contrast is there.&nbsp; It&#039;s not black/white like a modern proof...but it&#039;s absolutely noticeably different.</p><p><br /></p><p>The half...has a nice ring of color.&nbsp; I think CAM is the ceiling for it, but it&#039;s way too hazy for my taste.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When I purchased the set, in my mind the color on the half made it a no brainer for $7.&nbsp; This set came out of the same group as my 1967 SMS QDO NGC MS66UCAM.&nbsp; I kind of wish I&#039;d bought all the SMS sets in that group...but there were about 100, and my brain wasn&#039;t spending $700 on SMS sets that night.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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