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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silver Striker, post: 148069, member: 1745&quot;]Ok guys I am still trying to learn the lingo.</p><p><br /></p><p>UCAM = Ultra Cameo</p><p>DCAM = Deep Cameo</p><p><br /></p><p>Strange that all of the online coin dictionaries I&#039;ve found only have DCAM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aparently, only NGC uses UCAM on their products and does not seem to use DCAM at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS, ANACS and ICG all use DCAM and not UCAM.</p><p><br /></p><p>So in my endevour do these two acronyms mean exactly the same thing??? :headbang: </p><p><br /></p><p>Could it be that UCAM is a tradmarked term?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I&#039;ve noted that all use the term&nbsp; CAMEO (CAM)&nbsp; without the U or the D to grade some coins.&nbsp; I still haven&#039;t looked too far yet but&nbsp; was there a chage from the use of CAM&nbsp; to the UCAM and DCAM over the years?</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can guess I am looking into collecting proof coins specifiically Silver eagles and some gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Should I just buy US Mint items or look for graded items?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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