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Message:: [QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 417521, member: 4920"]Thanks guys. I sincerely appreciate this. Let me tell you a little about these, now. On this first one, as regards the absence of "full mint luster," it hasn't been dipped. The others, of course, you've seen, have all, shall we say, been "helped along." Most of them, anyway. This one hasn't. That's the reason for its "lifelessness," in spots. This strike, however, exceeds anything I've ever seen in an 1881-S. Show me better hair and breast feathers in an 1881-S, and I'll take that right back. On this second one, I was hoping to hear it's a "proof-like." Now, just hold on. PLs, of course, can be polished/cleaned. But there's something "bold" (not talking "sharp," here) about the devices. In fact, these aren't nearly as sharp as in the first coin. Compare the hair and breast feathers on the two coins, and you'll see that. Is that difference wear? If it is, I don't know why everybody didn't see it. Or, is it just an extra thick (i.e., bold) coat? I'm trying to learn something, here, about how these PLs are differentiated. Thanks... PS: Lehigh: nice technical 65 (IMO). Too bad they couldn't market grade it up from that. Can we see a reverse on it? I can see how your hair rates; I'd like to see how your breast feathers rate.[/QUOTE]