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unc details scratched. neck scratch is pretty distracting. TPG likely straight graded. if choosing a singular example for your type set, don't know why you would choose one with a large scratch across the neck. plenty of better examples out there. 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
02/11/2018 8:06 pm
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Nice strike , Eagles head and neck feathers are strong . Denticles on both sides sharp . I see a couple of scratches on neck ( obverse ). I'm going with 63+ virtually a 64 .  |
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Quote:unc details scratched. neck scratch is pretty distracting. TPG likely straight graded. if choosing a singular example for your type set, don't know why you would choose one with a large scratch across the neck. plenty of better examples out there. I have to agree with numismatic student. I was on the fence between a straight grade at MS-63 and MS details, but I'm going to go with the latter because that scratch is rather significant. However, I would say PCGS gave it a straight grade. Definitely look for a problem-free example, they are out there.  |
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In my opinion, the scratch is not significant enough to warrant a Details grade.
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MS63. Scratch probably not as visible in hand.
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No idea on the grade, but I really appreciate seeing a MS Barber half. Any chance that neck scratch is on the holder?
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Is Awesome 63 a grade?! Very Nice coin
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Another blow to TPG credibility 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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Posted 02/11/2018 7:30 pm
