Well I had the 66 grade (which is where the consensus in the market is on this coin) I almost went Proof as well, but the rims just didn't do it for me in the smaller photos you posted, if they had been the size you normally post, I might have been able to get the proof as well. Superb coin, I'd love to own it myself (alas only in my dreams).
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013!
ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector.
See my want page:
http://goccf.com/t/140440