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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.comEdited by numismatic student
11/04/2026 9:12 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
81260 Posts |
I'll say MS-65. Nice coin!
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1891 Posts |
MS-64, diagonal mark (chin to ear, not the roller marks), above the eye and neck hold this one from gem. Nice die cracks everywhere.
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Moderator
 United States
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Mid MS. Nice example!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18999 Posts |
i'll wait for the in hand photos. these photos are showing a considerable number of vertical and horizontal hairlines across the cheek. a pretty good vertical gash on the neck and several marks on the eyelid.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
37391 Posts |
These photos look MS-64. Waiting for in hand photos.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12041 Posts |
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
United States
81260 Posts |
Pretty nice! I was on point. It was a lucky guess. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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typical softer strike for this year. 83 to 97 are the years where there were issues at the no mint. By the 1880s, it was one of the busiest U.S. mints, its primary goal was volume over quality. Workers were under pressure to meet high production quotas, so coins were struck quickly, sometimes without optimal die preparation or pressure control This resulted in coins that, while acceptable, often lacked the sharp detail and luster of those from Philadelphia or Carson City. we have some scuffing in the left obv field. some bag marks on the eyelid. rub and bag marks on the cheek and nose with broken luster across that area. based on that I think the coin is over graded. I would put it between 63 and 64. your in hand photos are showing more marks/scuffs etc than the slab photo.  |
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Posted 11/04/2026 11:51 am
