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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 580767, member: 112&quot;]I would agree with Conder, but perhaps a bit of clarification is in order. Proofs, since their inception were intended to be Cameo (there were exceptions of course like the Matte Proofs). However, the mint did not make an effort to ensure that all coins produced had the cameo effect. If the die wore to the point that the cameo frost was no longer visible on the coin, production continued and non cameo examples were issued.</p><p><br /></p><p>To a limited degree this practice stopped in 1972 as the mint then began a concerted effort to issue only Proofs with cameo frost. But it was 1973 before the issuance of Cameos only became pervasive. For Proof coins dated 1973 and later that do not have the cameo effect are indeed, not rare, but definitely scarce.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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