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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm thinking MS-62 as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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I could see this piece closing in on MS63. Nice.
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62. nice reverse.
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'd say 62 with a shot at 63. Reverse might pull it up.
Why'd you break it out of the GSA holder?
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It's still in the holder and has coa. I'm just a pro at taking pictures now, Panzaldi will be proud.
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62
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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I think it could pull a 63 looking at it in hand, maybe not. Might be biased because it's one of my favorite coins and I have grown to like her scratched up face.
I have seen worse 63s for this year cc on pcgs.
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It looks like at least some of the marks on the cheek are superficial frost breaks rather than deeper bag marks. If that's the case, I'd say MS-63.
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It's impossible not to like a Carson City dollar. They're incredibly addictive. The obverse has some small but deep gouges on the upper neck and longer ones N-S on the cheek, a bit of a heavy knock on the hair above the ear, and several small contacts on the cap fold and in the hair. The reverse is better, with a series of smaller dings on the eagle's lower left wing and a larger ding in the field below that wing (our visual right), as well as some contacts on the arrows and wreath bow. All that said, I've seen GSA's get a grade bump here, so a TPG MS-63 wouldn't surprise me. On a bourse floor raw, I'm at MS-62. For the grade, this one is nice. |
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Really appreciate the detailed breakdown fortCollins - always helps future visual inspection.
Edited by Odee13
02/21/2026 10:53 am
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did they spray this coin with a luster gun? holy cow batman!
the reverse could pull MS65 the problem is the obv. there are some pretty good scratches across the profile especially along the jawline. i'd call the obv MS62 and net the coin at MS63 the obv is going to hold her back from a higher grade
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02/21/2026 1:08 pm
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Thanks Panzaldi, I have a similar thought. Zurie is also correct the luster breaks on cheek look exaggerated in the image, I don't think the obverse would get more than a 62 but the marks aren't as noticeable in hand and eye appeal is pretty good.
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