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I've seen AU-58 graded examples with more loss of detail on the tail feathers and wing tips. However, the deep patina on this one seems to have muted the luster which should lower the overall grade.
AU-53 seems reasonable, maybe even a bit conservative. Very nice type coin!
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Thank you all for your opinions. I am glad to see that public consensus has this coin in the AU range and most agree that it is original.
I think I may send this in to NGC. I will definitely update you all if I do.
Anyone want to take a stab at what I paid? (Good deal IMO)
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I'll guess you paid $150.
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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Am I the only one missing the possibility that this may be a 1892 O? I clearly see a mintmark resembling an O in both pics, it's the tarnish partly obscuring it
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04/22/2017 10:55 am
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I see what you are pointing out. I think it is tarnish that resembles a mm, not an actual mm.
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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Looks a nice AU-53 to me. Nice and original.
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Alphaomega- I see what you are refering to, but in hand it is clear that it is not an "O". Here is a super xlose up of the MM area.  |
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I will say you paid $250. I don't see a mint mark. If slabbed with Au50, it could easily worth $400+.
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04/24/2017 9:12 pm
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I think you paid around 125$
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Numismatic_student nailed the price to the dollar. i paid $150 for this coin, and I considered that a good deal. Once again I appreciate everyone's input and will update you all if I do end up submitting this to a TPG. |
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Good price. Congrats.  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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