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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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I won it. Will post pictures when it arrives.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Congrats, it looks like a nice circ example.
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Looking at a bunch of 35/40/45 slabbed coins I think it's a 40+ if there is such a thing. Reverse is clearly 45 or better, but I think the obverse is a tossup between the clarity of "LIBERTY" and the lack of definition between the ribbon and the hair curl. Despite the slightly mottled obverse, the coin appears to show well with no staining or verdigris. I'm in at $142 including shipping, so I'm satisfied, assuming the coin doesn't show up with any unexpected issues.
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12/19/2023 2:40 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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at XF40 slabbed are right around that price. at 45 you did ok as its a nice looking piece without issues
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i think it grades straight the obv looks like a solid 40 the reverse 45. not sure which way it would lean but it looks better than the OP photos.
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With your new photos I'm dropping down to EF-40. It should still straight grade, the ribbon mark is very minor.
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I'm not unhappy. I thought VF35 / EF40 Obv & EF45 Rev from the start and feel like I did OK. Trying to improve my eye with a little help from my friends.  Edited by Blastenpene4
12/22/2023 3:51 pm
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So I went on ebay looking for a reference PCGS coin to compare. Here are the rather poor pictures of a 1908-S graded at XF40 by PCGS that's currently for sale for $195 including shipping. My coin is better than this, so I'm more confident that it's a solid EF40 coin.    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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your coin is definitely better than than the 40
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Cool piece. I'd be thinking XF45--a weak 45, but 45 nonetheless.
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Nice photos of the coin in hand. Definitely more eye appeal that that certified XF40. I say you did well!
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Nice 40.  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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