2013-W Enhanced Uncirculated Silver Eagle, Analyzing The Design.

I'm skipping to the reverse, as I am relatively positive that the obverse will not differ significantly from 2013.
The reverse will need to be different obviously, due to the totally different design.
It's hard to say how they'll utilize the enhancement application. On the eagle, I could see a proof beak with the "whitest" finish, the blast white reverse proof look, on the eagles head. I didn't think they'd try using differing finishes on the eagles body, possibly the talons. The branch it is carrying I bet will be something contrasting it's surroundings. I could also see "United States of America" being a different finish than the rest of the lettering.

Thanks, I know this topic is getting a lot of interest.
To me the Mint site is revealing nothing, it is not showing any enhancements in those images. I feel it will be very similar to the 2013 design, and also you can't count it as a new finish when they are calling it by the same name.

Just going through my 2013 EU vs 2019 ERP ASEs comparisons.
I hate to say the Mint has their own description wrong, but that's what I have to say.
Here is what the Mint says about the obverse of the 2013W:
"On the obverse (heads side) of the enhanced uncirculated coin, the mountains, red stripes, and blue parts of the American flag; the year; and Liberty's sandals have an uncirculated finish. The remaining elements and lettering on the obverse have a heavy frosted finish".
CORRECTLY STATED:
the mountains, red stripes, and blue parts of the American flag; the year; and Liberty's sandals have a PROOF finish. The remaining elements and lettering on the obverse have a heavy frosted finish.
They also state the same on the reverse, everyone they say it heavily frosted is actually proof.
The field they do point out are a light frosted type finish, not exactly proof or Uncirculated type finish.
I hope the images help.
On the 2019, I can definitely see the S and W are identical finishes.
Is it hard to exactly compare them. But someone said the elements are reverse from the 2013 enhancements, and that's nearly true.
The date is the proof finish on both, on the 2013 the rest of the lettering is matte finished, the lettering is all proof on the 2019.
On the 2013 the sandals themselves are proof and the actual feet are matte. The 2019 is a bit simpler with the feet and sandals entirely proof finish, so fancier feet in the 2013.
The rest of the 2019 design has the typical heavy frosted field you'd expect on the reverse proof. The elements use the proof finish where the 2013 had the heavily frosted, and used light frosted (as used in the field of 2013) where the 2013 had proof. So they just sort of mixed up the finishes a little, but not exactly the same as saying the finishes were simply reversed in 2019.
The same situation exists on the reverse, where the fields changed to heavy frost from the light frost, and the devices again proof changed to light frost and heavy frost went to proof.
Hope this all makes sense. I'm putting them back to bed now.

very nice ASEs! I hope to get these as well..

Gilly,

I always thought the 2019 Pride of Two Nations sets were Unique,2 Outstanding Members in that set,....

They did not stand a chance with The 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof being released, sort of.


Ordered Both Sets Too.....

To sum up the finishes:
In 2013 the Mint seemed to come up with what even the Mint stated was a new light frosted finish, which was used in the field of the Enhanced Uncirculated. The devices and lettering used "heavily frosted" and proof finishes to enhance the design ("heavily frosted" is what was used in prior years Reverse Proof designs).
In the 2 2019 ERP ASEs, to be it looks like they used these same 3 finishes. Generally the fields were like the typical Reverse Proof designs, they used the heavily frosted fields. But then the elements used the lightly frosted finish, (used in the field of the 2013 design) and the proof finish. Generally speaking, what was proof on the 2013 design was lightly frosted on the 2019 design, and what was heavily frosted on the 2013 was proof finish. Again with slight modifications, especially the feet and sandals being more detailed on the 2013.
The nomenclature "Enhanced Uncirculated" is not 100% accurate, but hard to think of what else they could have called it, as the field of the Enhanced Uncirculated isn't really Uncirculated, if you compare it to an actual Uncirculated "burnished" ASE, it's the unique light frost finish. Maybe I'll break out some of these again and do a video.

I don't think they could figure out another name to call it that wasn't "klutzy" or even more confusing.
I'm sure you are good on the "Enhanced" part of the name.


I spent a lot of magnifying glass time on them yesterday, and many times in the past. It's not proof, it's not really like a typical Uncirculated either, and not like the matte field on a reverse proof either. Kind of in between proof and Uncirculated, it the Mint calls it "lightly frosted". To be sure, it's a unique finish.


The different finishes are used to enhance the design. Maybe not on these Kennedy halfs you bring up where you only see 2 finishes. Beautiful coins, I had the set you're referring to, sold them when I needed ASE money.
But in reference to the EU and ERP ASE versions. To enhance the design, they wanted to use 2 different finishes on the design and a separate finish on the field. So it's really just swapping finishes around and using the finish used on the field as the starting point. But again "Uncirculated" is actually the "new" or different finish that the Mint calls "lightly frosted", and the design part (elements) are both proof and heavily frosted.
On the ERP, it generally looks like a reverse proof with a heavily frosted field, and the design elements use proof and lightly frosted finishes to enhance the elements.

Yes, we don't have long to wait to get them in hand.