I was surprised with my set earlier this week but waited until yesterday to open them. I am very, very pleased with them. I know there had originally been discussions about "quality" and when I examined them I thought they were very well made...they seemed as well made and painted as the regular LE pieces. The statement Paul made about the factory ruining the master molds makes a lot more sense to me.

The only "quality" issue I found was the seahorses were too easy to find Whenever I get a new piece, my daughter (she's 10) and I have to find the seahorse before we put it away in the curio. We found it on all five very quickly..like within 15 secs...not much of a challenge! But hey...I'm not complaining...I am extremely (and I mean EXTREMELY) happy to have them !

BTW my numbers are in the low 2000s (they don't match but come within 100 of each other). Do we have any estimate yet from Harbour Lights about the edition size of these pieces?

Doc John