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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 7633917, member: 101855&quot;]For Proof coins from 1956 (and before) up through the mid 1980s (approximate), they have to look like this to bring a premium. It&#039;s called a cameo, and it has to be on both sides to be worth the premium. Here is a 1961 Cameo Proof dime. If an old Proof coin does not look like this, it&#039;s not worth the extra money for grading fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1313144[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After the dies were polished to be prepared for striking Proof coins, the first ten to twenty coins had the on the design devices. At those early strikes, friction from the striking process removed the frosted device effect. Sometimes a new die would be put into production paired with an older die. That is how you end up with one sided Cameo Proof coins. That side is attractive, but the coin does not get the premium price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today all Proof coins are made as cameo coins, so it&#039;s not worth a premium, even though the coins are marked as such.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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