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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 996064, member: 2972&quot;]First, they are generally very well struck, so you can see all the details intended by the designer.&nbsp; IIRC, they hare the highest % of the series to have &quot;Full Head&quot; or &quot;Full Details&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, the master dies were fresh, so the generally-well-struck coin has all the details of the original design.&nbsp; Look, in particular, at the shield rivets across years -- it is very difficult to find a later date with all the rivets in the shield even in fully struck examples -- that&#039;s because (as I understand it) the master die deteriorated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third, Liberty is bare-breasted, and what male coin collector doesn&#039;t like some nudity?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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