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Message:: [QUOTE="Mac McDonald, post: 7895696, member: 117420"]My thoughts are this...and I also just received my Unc: Very nice and no issues with it...looks as MS70 as any I've ever seen. But I liked the symmetry of the Heraldic Eagle and similar, as well...the Washington 25c, the Kennedy 50c, and so-on and on...but that's just me and understand many didn't/don't like that sort of design.  That said, I have a couple of other overall design issues...1, the all-too-prominent size and location of the designers AW initials plus the location of the mint mark, and 2, it is starting to be referred by the nickname of "Flying Eagle."  To me there is only one Flying Eagle...that of the Flying Eagle cent, 1856-58.  Yes, there are other flying eagles...at least one, the most beautiful of all (to me) on the reverse of the gold dbl-eagle of 1907-1933.  Have also heard an occasional reference to this ASE Type-2 as "Landing Eagle," and hope this will become the more prevalent and permanent, in order to prevent a hijacking/duplicate of a already well-established coin's name. A bit protective of some numis-history, I guess. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]