They're both fantastic guitars but it's all in the name.
If you go for historic you get historically accurate (debatable) parts, custom pickups and bumblebee caps. You get historic aesthetics such as narrower headstock, historic tuners with push-in ferrules etc. You get specially selected...
2012 Classic Plus with baked maple board. Looks awesome, sounds awesome, plays awesome(ly).
As others have said, some good, some had and a question of personal choice.
I wasn't a fan of the 12th fret inlay when it was introduced. But it has grown on me to the point that I now think it looks pretty cool and i want one.
HNGD
Okay, the first one looks like a new headstock. I can't see wings, serial, waterslide, and the logo looks wrong to me. The finish on the neck repair/replacement is pretty poor. But there is something that looks like '2'. Maybe it's a second but why sand off the serial? Stolen, maybe...
Just that first photo, in its case, made my jaw drop. That's gorgeous. I have a 2012 Classic in vintage sunburst which is a similar colour so straight away I loved the look of it.
HNGD.