Astounding contrast teases the eye from the exquisite cameo presentation, the kind that yields jet-black fields and luminous bright gold devices when held just so under a lamp. Tilt the coin ever so slightly, and the delicately marbled texture of the fields glimmers into view. This is something worth seeing by folks who are familiar only with the deep, flat mirrors on modern proofs. The texture bends and reflects light in all different directions, yet provides unlimited depth of reflectivity that is a joy to behold. By strict grading standards, technical aspirations are locked into the PF-65 grade by several fragile hairlines in the obverse lower left field, and a tiny black spot beneath the eagle's talons is just visible without a glass. A microscopic crescent-shaped planchet defect beneath the eleventh star will identify this particular jewel for future generations.