1954 GEM+ FROSTED/CAMEO PROOF SET !!!!! MONSTER GORGEOUS !!!!!

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!!!!! REALLY STUNNING 1954 CAMEO PROOF SET !!!!! !!!!! EYE APPEAL++++ !!!!!IF YOU ARE NEW TO CAMEO PROOFS OF THE 1950s AND 60s, there is some educational info about these special coins near the end of this description.WHAT A VERY SPECIAL 1954 PROOF SET AT A VERY MODEST PRICE FOR SUCH QUALITY. This is one very frosty, simply gorgeous set of TONE-FREE 1954 proof coins! TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THESE PURE WHITE HIGH GRADE CAMEO BEAUTIES!!!!!! STUNNING SNOW WHITE FROSTED GEM FRANKLIN !!!!THE FROST ON BOTH SIDES IS HEAVY AND CREATES A REALLY EYE APPEALING CONTRAST!! A SIMPLY SCRUMPTIOUS SUPERB GEM 54 FRANKLIN PROOF!!!DITTO FOR THE MEGA-GRADE WASHINGTON QUARTER!!! IT IS ANOTHER GLEAMING FROSTED BEAUTY!!! STUNNING HIGH GRADE PRISTINE PIECE!! BORDERLINE DCAM ON THE OBVERSE AND LIGHTLY FROSTED ON THE REVERSE!!THE SUPERB GEM CAMEO ROOSEVELT DIME IS PURE WHITE AND ENJOYS LOVELY SNOW WHITE FROST ON BOTH SIDES!!!! EXCELLENT CONTRAST SET AGAINST THOSE DEEP JET BLACK MIRRORS!!!! CERTIFIABLE FULL 2-SIDED CAMEO COIN!!BLAZING PURE WHITE HIGH GRADE JEFFERSON NICKEL!! GREAT 2-SIDED CAMEO CONTRAST!! ANOTHER CERTIFIABLE FULL 2-SIDED CAMEO COIN!!!!!!! HEAVILY FROSTED BLAZING MINT RED SUPERB GEM LINCOLN !!!!!THIS COIN DISPLAYS A GREAT CAMEO CONTRAST ON BOTH SIDES. JET COPPERY BLACK MIRRORS!!! AWESOME FIERY MINT RED BEAUTY!!!!!!!! ANOTHER JWCAMEO OUTSTANDING P/E SET OF PROOF COINS !!!!!I don't do the stock market...my P/E stands for Price to Eye appeal ratio!!IN THE PICTURES, THE COINS ARE SITTING ON BLACK VELVET. THEY WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU IN INDIVIDUAL FLIPS ALONG WITH A CAPITOL HOLDER FOR YOUR USE IF YOU LIKE.QUALITY LIKE THIS WILL PROVIDE YEARS OF PLEASURE (AND WILL PROVE TO BE A GREAT INVESTMENT AS WELL)...CERTAINLY WORTH YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. WHERE ARE YOU 1954 BABIES...WHAT A KEEPSAKE FOR YOUR BIRTHYEAR!!A QUICK LESSON ON CAMEO PROOFS FROM THE 1950S AND 60S FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY BE NOVICES IN THIS AREA. The dies used to strike the collector proof or SMS (Special Mint Set) coins of this era were prepared by acid etching the recessed areas (the designs on the struck coin) and polishing the highest flat surfaces of the die (the background on the struck coin). The polishing of the high surfaces was meant to make the background on the struck coin look like a mirror. The point of the acid etching of the recessed areas was to create a frosted effect on the designs of the struck coin so that the proof coin enjoyed a "WHITE ON BLACK" or "CAMEO" effect. Unfortunately, the minting technology of the 50s and 60s era did not allow for this effect to last for many strikings of new dies. The frost on the recessed areas of the dies wore away rather quickly...after as few as 50-100 strikes. The result is that "CAMEO" proof coins of this era are very scarce. Less than 1% of the proofs minted in the 1950s qualify to be called "cameo". In the early 60s, less than 2% of all proofs minted qualify to be called cameos. The effect lasted a little longer by the 1960s. Today, nearly every proof coin struck by the U.S. mint is a full cameo.From 1965-67, the mint did not strike any full proof coins. Instead they struck "Special Mint Set" coins which were supposed to be "prooflike". The dies were prepared more hastily and with much less care for the "cameo" effect. For 1965-67 SMS coins, the cameo percentage is significantly less especially for 1965. 1965-67 SMS pennies are exceedingly rare because most of those dies were simply not prepared with any frosting effect at all...a poor job by the mint.OF COURSE THE VERY EARLIEST STRIKES OF FRESH DIES CREATE THE MORE HEAVILY FROSTED AND THUS INTENSELY CONTRASTED BEAUTIES!! Later strikings created less heavily contrasted coins until the effect was completely gone and the entire proof coin looked mirror-like with no frost at all on the design elements (called the devices). The proofs with no frost represent the vast majority of the proof coin production of the 1950s and 60s era. VERY SIMPLY STATED, THE CAMEO PROOFS OF THIS ERA ARE QUITE RARE RELATIVE TO FULLY MIRROR-LIKE UNFROSTED EXAMPLES!! THE STRONGER/HEAVIER THE CAMEO, THE MORE RARE, MORE STUNNING, AND MORE VALUABLE IS THE COIN!! THE VERY EARIEST STRIKES CAN BE MONSTER CAMEOS THAT BRING MONSTER PRICES!!!This isn't rocket science...I simply fully understand the eye appealing look that most folks like and that's exactly what I buy at the major shows. I leave the far less eye appealing "bargains" for others. Read my feedback and see if you want to join my rapidly growing customer base of folks who appreciate special quality at a very fair price!NEVER BE AFRAID TO PAY FOR QUALITY LIKE THIS. IT WILL PROVIDE IMMENSE PLEASURE FOR AS LONG AS YOU OWN IT, AND REWARD YOU HANDSOMELY WHEN IT COMES TIME TO SELL.WHENEVER YOU BUY FROM ME, YOU WILL ALWAYS RECEIVE THE EXACT COIN(S) IN THE LISTING PICTURES.SHORT OF IMMEDIATE FUNDS? ASK ABOUT MY EASYGOING 90 DAY LAYAWAY PLAN. ITS HASSLE FREE AND INTEREST FREE. A 35% DEPOSIT IS ALL YOU NEED TO START. DUE TO THE HIGH FEE, NO PAYPAL ON LAYAWAYS PLEASE.. Satisfaction Guaranteed - Return privilege is 14 days after receipt provided that payment is received within 10 days of the auction closing and packaging is untampered with. Listing items on ebay is extremely time consuming and costly...there will be a 5% restocking charge on returns, with the exception that this charge will be $10 minimum per returned lot. Credit Card via PayPal. Personal checks must clear. NYS residents pay 8% sales tax. If you win more than 1 auction within a few days, please pay the shipping for the most expensive item plus $2 per each additional lot. read more

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