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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;miker, post: 53337, member: 3054&quot;]The term cameo is used when the device (person) is in contrast to the field (background) on a coin.&nbsp; It takes its name from the cameos that women used to wear where a persons silloette was in white and the background was a different color.&nbsp; A modern proof set is very cameo.&nbsp; Sacagawea, Kennedy, Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln are all a frosty color where the background is almost a mirror.&nbsp; The mirror appearance is usually only found on proofs because the planchet is polished.&nbsp; But even on circulated coins, the background is very clear and reflective.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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