"bri" wrote in message
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"Michael" wrote in message
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Having never really collected certified coins, I would like to know
what is meant by the term cameo when used in the grading of both proof
and mint state coins?

Here is just a proof cameo--
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7...bvsmalltd8.jpg

Here is a proof deep cameo--
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4...bvsmallsb0.jpg

Here is a proof really super deep cameo. You want to find one like this--
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/546...bvsmallug5.jpg

Here is a business strike 'MS' cameo--or at least a very close to a full
cameo. The torch is a little lacking.
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3...vmediumqh1.jpg

Here is a satin finish coin with a cameo--
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/6...evsmallkt3.jpg

HTH

Forgot to add that both sides need to match in order for most grading
companies of respect to dish out the deep cameo designation--IOW you can't
get that if one side is just a cameo and the other is a deep cameo. And one
company might be less brutal at giving out the designation than another--you
just have to look at the coin instead of what the holder says and make your
own judgment.