I'm not sure of the criteria

I finally received my 3 coins back from NGC that I had graded and they are even nicer than I remembered. For about a month they have just been typed letters in the "order status" section of the registry. I must admit that it is exciting when I get them returned-maybe even a bit more than when I first bought them, presented beautifully in their new unscratched plastic holders.

I was studying them as if it were the first time I had seen them and I now remember that I had harboured a wild hope that my Walker Proof would get Cameo. Walker Cameo's are extremely rare. I am sure that they must use a different criteria for Walkers than other coins because the mirrors and contrast of frostiness are just as good if not better than a lot of Franklins that get Cameo designation.

After some study and thought I think that it's because some of the devices never seem to be cameod. On the obverse, lady Liberty is often cameod but the sun and rays do not have frostiness. Often some obverse letters also are just mirrored instead of frosty. The reverse however is a different story--and mine looks like a full cameo reverse to me, even dare I say, close to Deep Cameo !!

Now as I aspire to slowly finish this challenging 7 coin set I hope that I can find similar light contrasted coins to fill the slots. However at the cost of the early dates of this set I may just settle for "not ugly"

Here's the reverse...not the greatest photo cause I tried to move the light to show the contrast and lost a lot of the details..I will add a better photo when I finally add it to my set listing..