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Unexpectedly someone gifted me three Morgan dollars. This is the first. 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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Long time no see numis!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice gift! I'm at MS-63.
Errers and Varietys.
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the marks on the jaw appear to be roller marks. roller marks are considered minting damage. If they are light and don't affect the coin's luster or design, they may be acceptable in higher grades like Mint State (MS60-MS65). However, heavy or distracting marks can lower a coin's grade and value. I think these ones are borderline. I dont think they would details the coin but would lower the grade and value a tad.
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Thank you for your kind comments and hope you are enjoying this day when we remember those who gave their lives so that we could be free and enjoy the ability to pursue happiness. A friend gave me three slabbed Morgans graded MS63 and then allowed me to look through his box of graded MS63 Morgans to exchange for any that I preferred. I went through the box and picked out this one as one of the three. This one was booming with luster.   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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Very nice!  |
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Posted 05/23/2026 9:22 pm
