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Pillar of the Community
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See how you do with this one. Bigger pictures with this one hopefully it will help.   Edited by srs77
05/24/2026 9:59 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-63.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The eye appeal may bring it up to a 64.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Excellent appeal! I'm at MS64+. Kudos on the photos!
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a little weak for the year. nice overall luster, in fact, I'm not seeing any breaks. some nice peripheral toning and I'm surprised the entire die didn't break apart with those breaks. the weakness could be die related as both sides look LDS. the breast hit is pretty deep. the area on the rev right field is recessed and I believe its a planchet flaw.
A planchet flaw is usually a metal impurity or separation from the core, not a scratch or chip. planchet flaws are generally considered mint&-made, but their impact on a coin's grade depends on size, placement and visibility.
there are a couple possible outcomes for the coin. they could reduce the grade from what I think is MS64 to a MS62 or MS63 and note "planchet flaw" on the case but I think its too large so imo they would call it UNC details and note it as "Details Rev Planchet Flaw". I dont think they would no grade the coin as the flaw is not in the high profile areas of the eagle or wreath.
if you would ever consider sending it in and fairly certain it would pull it pull a planchet flaw designation PCGS allows you to submit a coin under the "Mint Error" classification, they would give it a numeric grade with "Mint Error" at the top, which can be more valuable than a straight Details grade and they could give it a higher grade if it qualifies, imo MS64, however there is an additional cost to submit under mint error classification.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The large photos make the marks look bigger than they actually are. MS-64.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you to all who participated, it did straight grade as you can see. I bought it specifically because it's a late die state that shows so well how much abuse the dies took.  |
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Very nice!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks correctly graded struck with a late state die. 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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I'm shocked that they did not mention anything about the planchet flaw. the only thing I can thing of is that its not in a high profile area of the coin.
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