Which of These Eagles are Burnished and Which are Business Strike

So tough to tell the diff....I got a couple right, but the only real truth is on the reverse.

 

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You know what's sad...when I first saw the thread I didn't read the question that well and I assumed one from each date was burnished. So, I went through them and picked 2008-2, 2011-2, 2014-1. Then I went back and actually read the question and saw the poll could only have one answer...so I totally second guessed myself and picked the one that looked the "most burnished." So, my initial instincts were right...but obviously my confidence was not strong enough to overpower the way the poll was setup.

I personally find these hard to tell apart but recently spent some time comparing my burnished example to a couple non-burnished examples (thanks to a challenge by mikenoodle) and now feel I can tell them apart. But, the difference is subtle and I need more practice to actually get good at it.

To me, the "burnished" coins have a slightly "richer" luster and a little more contrast between the fields and the devices. But still, it's subtle.

 

Read this article, from Coin World, concerning the difference between Burnished and bullion ASEs:
http://www.coinworld.com/news/preci...sus-uncirculated-finish-in-silver-eagles.html

 

Topcat Coin posted a link to that same article on page 1 of this thread

 

Sorry didn't see it, when I logged in I went directly to Page 2. Lesson learned. As a coincidence, I just brought in the mail and there was my 2017 SP69 (for my set) and SP70 2017 Burnished ASE.