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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Beautiful coin but odd denomination (pun intended). I am at MS65.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7042 Posts |
Nice looking coin...PCGS glamour shots make it look gem (65)
I'll say 64+
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3655 Posts |
I always grade PCGS' True View about a C+.  As for the coin, the contact marks look pretty consistent with a mid-UNC, so I'm leaning toward MS-63 IF it is uncirculated. The obverse has some discoloration on the cheek, lower curls, hair behind the ear, eyebrow, and feather tops. The problem is that the reverse doesn't show as much discoloration, just a little on the lower leaves, wreath bow, and possibly the higher relief grains. What really makes me pause, though, is the discoloration in the obverse fields. It isn't matched by the reverse fields, but they are more protected by the design. That would suggest AU-58. With True Views, I wrestle with the AU/UNC distinctions because of the color overload on those images. So the best I can say here is either AU-58 or MS-63. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18673 Posts |
if this one is your's post in-hand photos not TV shots.
the photos portray an MS64 coin. since its a TV, i'll say MS63
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2850 Posts |
Never easy to photograph when in a slab...   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
63+
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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Pillar of the Community
United States
3655 Posts |
I grade your photos A+. I still see the discoloration on the obverse, but the reverse looks definitely uncirculated. My hunch is that the obverse is cabinet rub.
The scratches to the left of the portrait and left ribbon end are the issues. The reverse is better than the obverse because the design protected the fields better.
I've seen PCGS grade these at MS-61 or more commonly MS-62 with similar scratches. I've also seen PCGS grade some of these at MS-63 with similar scratches. To my eyes, on a bourse floor this looks MS-62, and on the higher end for the grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18673 Posts |
my first thought was AU58. i'll go with MS62
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7042 Posts |
New photos....newer opinion....solid 63
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7621 Posts |
Looks like a 63+ to these old eyes of mine. Nice coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2850 Posts |
There's been great discussion on this one! It received MS63. I took a risk buying it raw, but it paid off.
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Pillar of the Community
Taiwan
606 Posts |
Well done. Good eye. Congratulations.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36782 Posts |
Very nice for an MS-63. They usually go easier on gold so I'm surprised it didn't get an MS-64.
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Pillar of the Community
Taiwan
606 Posts |
Any thoughts of submitting the coin to CAC ?
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