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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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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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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I see this coin at 9 inches in diameter on my computer monitor.
(Phone hotspot to computer)
Pictures could be a little sharper but from what I can see there is no wear, so has to be some sort of MS grade.
Overall even toning, with tiny darker spots, but an attractive coin anyway.
Very tiny digs are hard to discriminate from very tiny localized toning spots, using pictures that could be a little sharper.
I will guesstimate at
MS-63,
other opinions may differ slightly
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Well I'm at AU-58 + , this dime is not MS . Needs a nice soak in acetone try to dissolve all that green crud . No wear to speak of but has other indications of a slightly circulated coin .  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I've never graded a barber coin before. What does one look for when doing so? I'd guess the cheek and neck, but don't see that much of a difference from 58 to 63 on most examples.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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AU58 or MS62. I'm not sure these photos are showing the real color of the coin and what if any luster remains. without better photos I'm going with AU58
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice depression-era coin! This looks EMDS, and well struck for New Orleans. There is some light surface pitting, and a few contact marks. I'm also torn between AU-58 and MS-62, though I cannot see evidence of circulation on the reverse.
Two things of possible concern caught my eye: the area in the field just below the "M" of AMERICA and a possible scratch across ONE on the reverse. All things weighed, I wonder if this may be UNC Details, ED, because of PVC.
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Pillar of the Community
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Posted 06/19/2022 9:18 pm
