artificial cameo frosting?

[jesbroken]

I read on a post in the last day or so, but cannot find it again. Someone mentioned artificial cameo frosting. Is this possible and how would it be kept on just the cameos and lettering? That was the first time I had heard of this procedure and do not doubt its possibility, just wanting an explanation if anyone knows the info. Thanks.

[robec1347]

I saw some images ATS posted by Russ that showed the artificial frost running down the coin like cheap mascara. I'll try to find the link.

[saen78]

Here is a couple of them.

 

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=576376&highlight_key=y&keyword1=artificial

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=378461&highlight_key=y&keyword1=artificial

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=365200&highlight_key=y&keyword1=artificial

 

[jesbroken]

saen78-Thank you for the post and links and thanks to Russ for his time and photos. This is most interesting in regards to PCGS evidently grading so many of these fakes and buying them back after they turn. I would like to see one that has been freshly done to see why they passed PCGS's grading standards to begin with. Must really look good.

[carson city]

The coin doctors are alive and well !

[pendragon1998]

Mmmm...frosting

[SkyMan]

Well done doctoring is VERY difficult to detect.

[bsshog40]

It gets pretty bad when you have to think you have to get a brush to a cameo coin just to prove it's cameo.

[Mirrored Morgan]

Here is a couple of them.

 

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=576376&highlight_key=y&keyword1=artificial

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=378461&highlight_key=y&keyword1=artificial

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=365200&highlight_key=y&keyword1=artificial

 

Does anyone know how this is done? It is strange that PCGS did not pick this up when they graded the coin. This is the first time that I have ever heard of such a thing.