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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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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.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
VF-Details, cleaned/re-toned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Beautiful though.
20 years ago, THAT toning was frowned upon.
Now, it is, almost, expected!! (not kidding!!)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36844 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2189 Posts |
VF-30 cleaned and retoning.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
i agree with the above, but will add the notation of reverse graffiti/scratches(looks intentional to me).
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
VF-35 maybe? I'm still learning also.
Nice toning!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3516 Posts |
VF-35 Details Cleaning/Retoning and Scratches
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11898 Posts |
Rotated images from the top.   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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Rest in Peace
United States
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I like this one. Yes, it's been cleaned, but not harshly, and it's retoning very nicely.
High VF, 35.
What at first appears to be scratches on the reverse might be adjustment marks. From the photo it appears that the scratches go beneath the eagles head and neck, rather than across the fields and those elements.
I'd look at that area carefully to see if those scratches go under the eagles head and neck or appear to be raised above the fields rather than indented into those surfaces.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ditto moxking.
Obviously not original.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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i agree with MOXKING also. strong VF35. obverse looks XF
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not 100% sure about the cleaned part, but it does have some scratches that will keep it from getting a straight grade from a grading service. These coins were oddly struck. As a result the sharpness grade is sometimes deceiving. This one is in an AU-53 PCGS holder.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Amazing how weak the head of the eagle is for an AU53.
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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