Chesapeake, VA
I'm a die hard life-long Maiden fan and game-play wise it is also my favorite pin. But I would think JP2 would do much better in the field. Pinheads like both about equally and the casuals are going to overwhelmingly go for JP2.
The clear-coat issue is irrelevant for a routed game. No one has ever not put a dollar in a game because after pulling out a magnifying glass, they saw some bare wood behind a post. Might affect resale value after several years of location by by a couple hundred dollars, which is meaningless in the big picture.
