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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 993021, member: 112&quot;]Luke there&#039;s something you need to understand that you are apparently unaware of. That being that Proofs have always had that frosted look. It&#039;s nothing new, they were designed to have that look since the 1800&#039;s. It&#039;s called cameo and cameo Proofs are considered to be of the highest quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that&#039;s because prior to 1973 very few of the Proofs actually ended up having the cameo look. The mint was not as careful with Proofs prior to that date and they would use the dies until the cameo wore off and then keep right on using them. So most of the Proof coins prior to 1973 do not have the cameo or deep cameo. From &#039;73 on the mint changed their habits and they made an effort to make sure that only cameo Proofs left the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the only thing that has changed regarding the cameo on Proofs is how the dies were prepared, the different methods used to achieve that look. They have been sandblasted, etched with acid and now they use a laser to get that look. But Proof dies, when made, have always had that frosted, cameo look. They were supposed to have it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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