Cameo and Ultra Cameo – Investment Quality Coins Numismatic coins also have additional value on top of the weight of the precious metal. Generally speaking, the higher the grade earned by a coin, including the designation as an ultra cameo, the higher its desirability and value.
What is ultra cameo coin?
The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has called this finish “Ultra Cameo” or UC. The U.S. Mint has an engraved stamp used for impressing a design upon a blank piece of metal to make a coin, otherwise known as a die. Mint produces these fine specimens for collectors every year, and their quality is near perfect.
What is a cameo quarter?
In coin grading, cameo is the amount of contrast between the relief (raised or recessed design) and field (background). Cameo is usually seen on proof coinage, with the relief featuring a frosted finish and the field being mirror-like.
Which is better proof or mint state?
Proof coins showcase a greater depth of sharpness, definition, and detail than mint state coins. As PCGS explains, a proof coin is “usually struck from a specially prepared coin die on a specially prepared planchet.
When is Deep Cameo or Ultra Cameo proof gold worth a premium?
Having recently handled a considerable number of impressive Proof gold coins, I’ve been thinking about when a specific coin is worth a premium because of is status as a Deep Cameo (PCGS) or Ultra Cameo (NGC).
What do you need to know about cameo coins?
NGC automatically applies the Cameo and Ultra Cameo designations to qualifying coins at no additional charge. To earn the Cameo or Ultra Cameo designation, the coin must show the contrast between the fields and devices on both sides.
Can a reverse proof coin have a cameo?
(NGC does not offer Cameo or Ultra Cameo designations for Reverse Proofs.) NGC automatically applies the Cameo and Ultra Cameo designations to qualifying coins at no additional charge. To earn the Cameo or Ultra Cameo designation, the coin must show the contrast between the fields and devices on both sides.
When was the first Deep Cameo dollar made?
The first coin is an 1862 gold dollar graded PR66 Deep Cameo by PCGS and awarded a sticker by CAC. This Civil War issue has an original mintage figure of 35 coins, of which slightly fewer than half survive.
