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What do the grade letters stand for: MS, PF, CAM, etc.? I
was looking at grades of Eisenhower dollars.
Hello Dave the abbreviation MS means mint state coin is as it came from the mint PF means proof special strikings of coin for collectors CAM means cameo which is special designation for proof coins where the devices of the coin are frosted where the fields are mirrored
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John DeMarcus
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I can answer questions on many types of US coinage. These include series like Buffalo nickels,Barber coinage and Morgan dollars.Also can answer questions on Confederate currency and some foreign currency as well.Can be very helpful on general questions about coin collecting as also.Die varieties of many of these series are also within my realm of knowlege
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