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Bedrock of the Community
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I thought I would post some coins that I bid on but did not win. Bid $918, sold for $1,031. Thoughts? Thanks!    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
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Lots of reverse die cracks and one on the obverse too
I'm guessing whoever dropped $1k didn't notice the damage to Liberty's right arm at her elbow?
Interesting marks in the neck-right wing gap and below the right wing, looks like maybe the mint workers were trying to clean up the dies a bit after all of those cracks occurred, or it's a clash, or some other oddity.
My grade Unc Details - Damaged
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Pillar of the Community
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Based on these images, surfaces do not look original. UNC Details cleaned, potentially altered surfaces.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm not a fan of the green background.
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Bedrock of the Community
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way to much light to make this coin look like it is fully loaded with luster. not sure how those elbow issues occurred without affecting the surrounding areas. not sure if thats a clash or not to the left of the eagle head in the field. tough call. if the elbows are planchet related and the field issues are all polish related then the coin could grade straight. for me I'm with paralyse Unc details without better photos and a lot less glare
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Pillar of the Community
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I think you were lucky to be an underbidder on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
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I also think you dodged a bullet.
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Pillar of the Community
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Uncleaned silver from 1853 that is blast white? Doubt it.
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Looks to be uncirculated, but without better photos, I would have to assume that the surfaces are not original.
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Posted 05/22/2023 3:30 pm
