I'll concede that - it follows my personal motto of "never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity."
Dave, that's Hanlon's Razor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor) - nothing wrong with stealing a good motto, but you should attribute it periodically.
There is a small black spot on Liberty's cheek that appears in both pictures. I think it is the same coin but don't know what to say about the serial number not showing.
As for not posting the number, this is to prevent someone else from using it in their auction or in a scam. The reason all my public slabbed pictures have the serial numbers blurred out. But this is an auction and the number should be shown. Just water mark the photos in the case.