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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
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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
10/15/2026 2:25 pm
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I'll guess MS-66. Beautiful coin! The polishing lines and the raised features is maybe from a Die Clash being removed?
Errers and Varietys.
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definitely polish lines. I think there is only two options for the raised area by the foot. I cant match up the raised areas to anything on the opposite side. could be a die break.
MS66+
its a wowza coin.
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I can agree with MS-66. Amazing example!  |
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Agree the raised fine lines are from die polishing. I'd assume the little spikes are from die scratches rather than die breaks.
The coin is a beautiful gem, not less than 65 and 66 would not surprise. Super quality, congrats!
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the little spikes are from die scratches rather than die breaks thats interesting Jaobler. I didnt think of that. I couldnt come up with another possibility but the separation between those marks this makes more sense. |
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Thank you for your kind comments. TPG graders agreed with many of you on the grade.  Wanted to ask a follow up question. The toned coin below is the highest graded 1916 WLHD at MS67+. The only one graded at that grade with none higher by that service. The PCGS price guide for 67+ is over 10 times what I paid for the subject coin of this thread, which are being compared below. Trueview images used for all coins for apples-to-apples comparison. The auction record for this coin is for a coin graded MS67 CAC, which sold at Heritage for $63k, over 11x more than I paid for this thread's subject coin. Would you be able to point out how the 67+ coin and the MS67 CAC coin are better than the subject coin? Highest graded 1916 Walking Liberty half dollar at MS67+. No sales record. Note the hits on the rock that the eagle is standing on in the reverse.   Highest auction price recorded for a 1916 Walking Liberty half dollar at any grade for a PCGS MS67 CAC. Sold for $63,000 or over 11 times the price paid for the subject coin. Note in the obverse, the strike weakness in (her) left hand of Liberty, the hits/chatter in the skirt below the hand and compare to subject coin.    Subject coin of this thread graded MS66. The vertical stripes in the skirt of Liberty are more fully struck to the bottom hemline of the skirt. The other 67+ and 67 graded coins do not appear to have these vertical stripes fully present. The thigh portion of the left leg of the eagle (right leg on the coin) in the reverse appears to be much more sharply struck in this coin.   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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