Thank you in advance, and hope it's o.k. to post this! I found what I'm pretty sure is a PM Samantha at the thrift store for 4.50 today.

I have one Samantha that was purchased new from AG around 1998, 1999. The Samantha I purchased from AG has the words Pleasant Company on the neck, with the circled C to the left of the P, and the mark behind the ear.

The doll I purchased today has Pleasant Company on the neck, the circled C ABOVE the P, and the mark behind the ear. The doll I purchased today has a slightly thinner face in comparison to the Samantha I already had. Her hair looks curlier, and a bit shorter. It definitely looks like Samantha though. The doll I purchased today has no body tag, tan body and a string from the neck. Wasn't wearing original clothes, but for 4.50 I can't complain. <g>

Anyway, comments? Is the second doll an earlier version, just a slightly different version, or what? Thank you!