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Picked this up recently. Light scratch lower left obverse which I didn't notice until I took the pic. Reverse weaker strike than obverse.   |
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I am thinking VF-30 with an old cleaning possibly market acceptable.
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Bedrock of the Community
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XF40. This is an early O-mint issue known for weak strikes. I think this is a better strike than what would be expect. Stars are sharp. Leaves in reverse are detailed. Nice for the year and mint of issue. Only third year of operation for the O-mint and they had numerous production issues.
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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Pillar of the Community
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VF Details
Cleaned at some point and carbon spotting is settling in as a result.
I am trying to ascertain if there are die cracks in STA(TES) or not. Any chance to get a better close shot of the reverse?
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Rest in Peace
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Agree with a low EF technical grade. That very long but light obverse scratch might be a details problem, but PCGS would let it through, I'd bet, but NGC might detail it. On a half dollar that scratch would be insignificant. On a small coin its more noticeable. If it was cleaned, it was a long time ago and would pass at a TPG I'm sure. After all that, it's still a nice coin, especially for an O mint mark. |
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Pillar of the Community
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XF-40 here too. Might go details
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Bedrock of the Community
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EF-45, soft strike but great hair detail, probably market-acceptable.
Edited by Coinfrog
12/23/2016 4:56 pm
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Hi bandsdean. Noticed that gerry fortin, the preeminent authority on this series has written extensively on varieties of 1841-o dimes here: http://www.seateddimevarieties.com/..._101page.htmHave you been able to identify which variety you have? Seems like some of the transitional varieties are in the tens of thousands of dollars at EF and higher. Here's to hoping you hit the jackpot.  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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Thanks for all the input and I will see if I can get some better pics and will attribute as numismatic_student has suggested. Happy New Year to all!
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