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Excerpt from Annual Report of the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of the Treasury Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1874. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874, Page 9 - 10.- Historical Reference Collection, United States Mint.  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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Fabulous thread . .  |
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A Coin Price Guide for the year 1943 Here's a link to an old post I made in 2011 here on CCF. http://goccf.com/t/94285&whichpage=2#784343It seems fitting to at least be linked in here for a re-visit. I don't want to make a duplicate thread so if you feel adventurous look at the clickable images there. The prices will blow your mind. Here's the cover and back page. Is that a second year " Red Book" there on the back cover?  |
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A Coin Price Guide for the year 1943 Very nice throwback post! |
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Thanks flag4 and great contribution NickelGuy! Posted this elsewhere, but if I had to pick an all time favorite...  Thank you Robert Ingersoll Aitken.  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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Posted this elsewhere, but if I had to pick an all time favorite... Very nice!  |
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Punching out blanks at the New Orleans Mint circa 1897.  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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The New York Tribune on February 2, 1861 reports that the U.S. Government was wrangling with the State of Louisiana to transfer the coin and bullion at the New Orleans Mint to the Philadelphia Mint. A draft for $350,000 is discussed in anticipation of the looming outbreak of the Civil War. The State of Louisiana's seizure of the coin and bullion at the no mint is reported.  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
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Nice contribution VF 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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Punching out blanks at the New Orleans Mint circa 1897. That is a nice photo. Quote:Not sure if this quite fits the thread here, but the featured page of today (May 24, 2017) on Wikipedia was the Flying Eagle cent! Works for me.  |
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Thanks jbuck!  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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Nice marker photo. I have seen it with my own eyes once. Did not have a camera at the time (this was circa 1998).
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Now you have a picture of it. You can probably photoshop your picture next to it!  . I posted this in its own thread, but wanted to make sure that this was present in this thread. So excited! Super excited today at having been able to acquire a First Edition of William Herbert Sheldon's "Early American Cents" printed in 1949. This work introduced to the world the Sheldon coin grading scale that we use every day today. I was also able to acquire a 1958 edition of Sheldon's "Penny Whimsy" that is unfortunately missing a few pages. All for a whopping $46 including shipping. It is now one of my most prized items in my numismatic collection. The sale notes from the current owner: These are the two classic books leading up to Sheldon and his colleagues starting the Early American Coppers (EAC) society in 1967. Both of the books have firm bindings, but are very well used. They came from the EAC library when it was being dismantled, and I purchased them for only $20 at a convention some years ago. These are essential references for the collector of 1793-1814 large cents, and each have the original "Early American Coppers Library" stamp inside their front cover.
I've had these for years on my shelf as scarce collectibles, and just paid attention to a note in the "Penny Whimsy' saying "Gift (with several pages missing) of R. B. Knight: III/IV, 23/24, 131/132, 133/134, 207/208, end 17/18 & 39/40". The more scarce "Early American Cents" (1st edition) is fully complete.  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
05/26/2017 4:00 pm
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Those are very nice! |
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