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Pillar of the Community
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I think it might even make xf-40
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My initial reaction was also XF-40. May get net graded down to VF-30/35 for scrapes and old cleaning.
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Beautiful coin.  I'll go VF35 Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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i think its a little low but I've seen this before on these early pieces. I see more strike issues than they probably attested to. its a super nice example of an 18th century dollar
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08/29/2026 08:40 am
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panzaldi you are correct about the strike issues with the early dollars. Below is a PCGS MS62+, BB165 with the same strike issue on the reverse. If the grading on the 62+ is correct, the OP reverse sure does not look like a VF30. I typically do not buy coins with strike issues, but on the 1799, I did make an exception.  |
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slider I think it comes down to the person they assign the coin to. . you would think they should be able to discern the difference between strike and wear. a good bit of what we see here, especially the reverse, is strike. this always has bothered me as I believe a coin should be assessed based on how it left the mint. even looking at the obv of this coin, the sharpness of the stars, lettering, date and curls on the top of the head all point to weak strike.
the price difference on this coin between 30 and 35 is negligible so I guess its not that big of deal.
based on your initial comment it sounds like you attributed it already as there are like 1000 varieties
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08/29/2026 08:55 am
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Just got the 1799 in hand and below is a photo of the coin and holder. I am going to ask the seller if it has been to CAC as I am not seeing anything that would hold it back from a sticker.   |
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I am not seeing anything that would hold it back from a sticker. absolutely deserves a bean. |
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The coin has been recently put in a PCGS holder and the original photos posted are PCGS True Views that show the coin with light brown toning. I am not sure why PCGS puts out photos that the color is off. My photos show the color as it looks in hand. The seller's photos made the coin look dark. Below are three different photos and the challenges that we face buying from photo's online. What coin would you Buy? Seller's Photo Below:  True View Photo Below:  My Photo of What it Looks Like in Hand Below:  |
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I like the coin as pictured in your photos.
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thats crazy. if you did not see these side by side one could say they were different coins. just goes to show you that photos are deceiving. I would never go by TV photos, however, it is showing that mark in front of the mouth where in the other two photos its not as noticeable. I think you just need to look at the coin in hand and decide which photo best represents the coin in hand.
personally I like your photo and if I didnt know they were the same coin I would go with yours
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Nice  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.comEdited by numismatic student
09/08/2026 6:06 pm
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Posted 08/26/2026 3:47 pm
