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Edited by Moniker
09/29/2025 09:47 am
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Well my first inclination is to say MS 65, but since you posted it's probably something less, so I'll say they graded it MS 64.
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I'll say MS-64.
Errers and Varietys.
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Nice example!  MS-64 feels right.  |
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Are we still adhering to the 72 hours rule?
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Much more fun than working Remind me not to hire you -  64
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72 hour is to long I will reveal it later today:) Good guesses so far. thanks for particpating Quote:
Remind me not to hire you - multitasking Marve  Edited by Moniker
09/30/2025 01:36 am
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I'll go MS65. Nice frosty devices on the obverse, might be CAM even.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.artToo many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. |
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The 1880-S is a date PCGS has overgraded significantly in the past. There are some facepalm 67s roaming around, and they force dealers to endure the wrath of customers who accuse them of trying to "steal" their coins when they point out the coins are overgraded by 2 full steps. They have tightened standards in the last year or so back to about where they were at the start of the pandemic. Depending when this one was graded, PCGS could pin anything from MS-64 to MS-67 on it.
The photos make me pause a bit. There may be some rub on the high points, most noticeable on the reverse, especially on the eagle's right talons and lower tail feathers. There seems to be obverse rub on the cotton balls, cheek, and eyebrow. I can't rule out a fantastic slider here.
If it is UNC, I'm at MS-64+. The scuffs on the nose, cheek, and eyebrow and longer scratches in the fields are just a little too much for MS-65. It's a nice looking coin.
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72 hour is to long I will reveal it later today:)
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Btw what is the 72 hour rule?
Edited by Moniker
09/30/2025 2:45 pm
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Posted 09/29/2025 11:22 am
