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Rest in Peace
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Wondered where that coin of mine went!  Even tho weak, its still VERY nice! |
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FE were often struck weakly in the tail--but this is a little more than most I've seen, even affecting the rim. Too bad you can't weight it, because I wonder if the planchet has a slight taper--or just poor die alignment.  I'm not seeing any wear in the highpoints, I'll say 60-62 from the pics. Edited by Thulium
02/25/2017 3:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was watching this coin. You got the coin for a nice price. I did not bid on the coin because I could not get past the poor strike and the lack of details in the tail feathers.
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02/25/2017 1:11 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you for not bidding.  Could you share what you personally graded the coin at without prematurely revealing the TPG grade? 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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United States
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Wondered where that coin of mine went! First, I love your username. You gotta have some nosebleed -inducing high self-confidence to have a username like that. Did you own this coin before? Thanks for your comment. 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 would say MS-60 or 61.
I just had an 1857 come back from NGC as AU-58 that had the slightest lighter copper color to some of the breast feathers. I don't see that on your coin.
Paul Bulgerin
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United States
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I cannot see the luster very well, but I see no wear. Low MS.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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MS61, misaligned dies resulting in uneven strike? Not my cup of tea but if you got at a good price then well done.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have it at MS60. i'll guess $350 since no one chimed in on price
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Nice .. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Paid $256. CDN wholesale says $260, but extensive auction records all show prices $300 and above. Happy with the price and the coin. Looking forward to having in hand later this week.  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
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Got this in the mail. Just as advertised. Apparently the seller is a much better picture taker than I am.   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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