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Message:: [QUOTE="Dynoking, post: 7939720, member: 81795"]I was having a really tough time with the condition of the shield and left (facing) wing feathers. At first both appeared to be wear but the sharpness of the upper wing edges and beak had me puzzled. Thank you for the explanation of the reverse die condition. It caused me to research bulged die. I found this posted in Collectors Universe on MAR 2, 2009 by Perry Hall;"Sometimes, when a die is improperly hardened, a localized area of the die can sink after many strikes since this area of the die is softer that the remainder of the die resulting in a localized raised area on the finished coin."The obverse looks well struck. That nick on the cheek probably doesn't show as much in hand as it does in the enlarged picture. Some may find the die crack distracting, others might feel it adds character. To each his own. I go usually go with the latter but not sure with this one. I'll assume there is some luster left under the toning. I voted MS 62. All told a beautiful coin, congratulations.[/QUOTE]