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opportunity to own the "ultimate". I recently sold a 1954 NGC Cameo PF 66 Lincoln cent, ultra-heavily contrasted, to a client for $400. uncirculated mint set 1964 no other series in u.s. numismatics today offer the collector so much quality, eye-appeal, and rarity, for so little money. if there is any doubt as to the rarity of a 1954 ultra-heavy cameo lincoln cent, go out and try to find another! attend the next local coin show. attend the next ana show, the next fun show (one of the two or three largest shows of the year). good luck! you will find other u.s. coins of proof far lower quality, with far less appeal, that are far more common, for the same amount of money! you won''t find that 1954 cameo cent!there are many other dates and denominations in the cameo proof series as undervalued as the 1954 set cameo lincoln. the series is loaded with "sleepers". the special mint uncirculated mint set 1964 set coinage of the 1965 to 1967 period are sleepers, as is the 1950 ultra-heavy cameo pf 65 franklin (yes, even at $6500 - it is one of the great rarities of twentieth century coinage), 1951 ultra-heavy proof cameo pf 65 franklin, 1952 ultra-heavy cameo set pf 65 franklin the most popular single market in u.s. numismatics today is unquestionably the silver dollar market. yet,
involved "acid-dipping" the dies before they were polished. the solution used during the 1950 to 1970 period, a bath consisting of 5% nitric acid/95% water, was used to create an acid-etched appearance on the die. when the die was subsequently polished and buffed, the recessed portions of the die, the devices, retained their acid-etched cameo. the very first strikes off one of these new dies would possess a gorgeous, intense cameo effect very similar in quality to the proofs minted today. the raised portions of these early strikes, the devices uncirculated mint set 1964 (on the franklin half, these would be the bust of franklin, the lettering, and proof date set on the obverse, and the liberty bell, eagle, and lettering on the reverse) would display a snow-white cameo effect that would stand 1964 in stark contrast proof and set and 1964 to the deep-mirrored fields surrounding them. the flawless, jewel-like quality of the best of these cameos almost look like works of art rather than mere coins! indeed, to most collectors, these coins are works of art! the frosted devices of these early cameo dies were quite delicate - one could easily scratch a bit of frost from the die with one''s fingernail, and were the first part of the die to wear. each
this market was virtually ignored 30 years ago. what brought it to prominence? quite simply, information was made available that resonated with the collecting public. at that time, high grade morgan dollars were not even considered worth collecting by many numismatists, because they were thought to be so plentiful. in other words, though they ranked high in categories 1. beauty, 2.quality, and 4. price, in collectors'' minds proof they ranked extremely low in category 3. - rarity. therefore, their desirability as a collectible was thought to be limited. however, several landmark books were published on morgan dollars in the 1970''s and early 1980''s which educated the collecting public on many aspects of the morgan dollar series they were not aware of. probably the most significant of these books, wayne miller''s "the morgan and peace dollar textbook", was the first book that provided an in-depth date-by-date analysis of this series along with photographs. significantly, miller was one of the first authors to estimate a date''s rarity not only in uncirculated condition, but also in gem ms 65 uncirculated condition, and gem ms 65 prooflike condition. this new information set was a tremendous boon to the
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