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devoted to it. Here is one final, very important similarly between the Morgan dollar series and the Cameo Proof series: In grading prooflike Morgan dollars, the two largest grading services in the nation, PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service) and NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation), offer two grades of prooflike for that series - "DMPL" (Deep Mirror Prooflike) - for the very earliest strikes off the business die, and a simple "PL" (Prooflike) - for the slightly later strikes. PCGS and NGC now offer a similar delineation for all proof coinage from the 1950 to 1970 era. As of early February, 1992, PCGS offers two cameo designations for early strike cameo proofs - "DCAM" (Deep Cameo - roughly equivalent to what we refer to as "ultra-heavy") - for those cameo proofs which were the very earliest strikes off the proof die, with the heaviest contrast, and a simple "CAM" (Cameo) designation for those coins which were slightly later strikes, but which still possess significant cameo contrast. NGC instituted their own two-tier system similar to PCGS'' in the spring of 1995. With PCGS and NGC now involved, novices will for the first time have their coins recognized by the most widely used grading service in the lottery. On the other hand, mint errors such as doubled dies, overstrikes, etc., are often not easily seen with the naked eye Collectors consider grading perhaps the single most important factor silver dollars in the dollars realm of coins. this important feature pops up everywhere - in deciding which coin to buy at a show, in upgrading your collection, in buying by mail. and grading can be frustrating, because it''s entirely subjective. a beautiful proof (mirror-like finish, limited edition) 2001 american 1995s silver proof set eagle 1 oz. coin, in a presentation box. 2001 clad proof set, ten coins (5 state quarters and sacagawea dollar too!). brilliant uncirculated 2001 "p" and "d" mint sacagawea silver coins dollars. get both brand-new dollars today!!! 2001 american silver eagle, uncirculated, 1 troy oz. silver. add this beautiful coin to your collection. we offer all 26 (del. thru ri p&d) uncirculated dollars state quarter rolls, in bank or shrink wrap (our choice) for a limited time not at our usual $565 price, but at a very low special of under $20 per roll average!!! complete set of uncirc. 1 oz. silver coins. all 16 coins minted so far (1986-2001), plus a dansco supreme album (with plenty of room for future coins). same price as last year . . collector, for many dates which were considered fairly common in uncirculated condition, such as the 1879-o and 1880-o morgan dollar, were disclosed to be extremely scarce or rare in gem ms 65 uncirculated grade and gem ms 65 prooflike! with these disclosures by a respected expert in the field, the morgan dollar market bloomed almost overnight. by the early 1980''s, it was the single largest area of collector interest in u.s. numismatics, simply because it was disclosed that in addition to the other benefits of 1. beauty, 2. quality, and 4. low price, many dates in the series also enjoyed a high degree of 3. rarity, in higher grade. the 1950-1970 silver cameo proof series is currently positioned at the same point the morgan dollar market found itself in the dollars mid-1970''s. like the morgan dollar market at that time, the current cameo proof silver market has been enjoying increasing popularity among collectors dollars with each passing year, despite the birth of published information on the subject. the fact is, high grade cameo examples of many of the rarer cameo dates are so rare that few dealers have ever seen such coins. the cameo proof series, like the morgan dollar series, has been crying for a comprehensive book
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