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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 144801, member: 4626"]Just got it back today... wish could post pictures but my scanner doesn't scan well thru the plastic and haven't had much luck getting my digital camera to get decent pictures of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Came back PF-69 DCAM... higher than I was expecting really, chalk it up to inexperience at grading or the fact the scratched up capsule it was in made it hard to get a good fix on a grade. Guess I can see the DCAM when I look at it a certain way... how does one determine whether a proof qualifys for cameo, deep cameo, ultra cameo? I was always impressed my the mirrored fields, but I have seen a modern proof commemorative without them; I know it's judged mainly on the contrast between the devices and the fields, but how much is needed for cameo designations?</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway other than taking about a week longer than the promised turn-around time (though I noticed they are no longer offering a 10 day service, it's now a 15 day service) I'm pretty satisfied with ANACS. The holder looks great too, grade easy to see, and can actually see the edge of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 144801, member: 4626"]Just got it back today... wish could post pictures but my scanner doesn't scan well thru the plastic and haven't had much luck getting my digital camera to get decent pictures of coins. Came back PF-69 DCAM... higher than I was expecting really, chalk it up to inexperience at grading or the fact the scratched up capsule it was in made it hard to get a good fix on a grade. Guess I can see the DCAM when I look at it a certain way... how does one determine whether a proof qualifys for cameo, deep cameo, ultra cameo? I was always impressed my the mirrored fields, but I have seen a modern proof commemorative without them; I know it's judged mainly on the contrast between the devices and the fields, but how much is needed for cameo designations? Anyway other than taking about a week longer than the promised turn-around time (though I noticed they are no longer offering a 10 day service, it's now a 15 day service) I'm pretty satisfied with ANACS. The holder looks great too, grade easy to see, and can actually see the edge of the coin.[/QUOTE]
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