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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another addition to my type set. Another nice first year common date. Spotting in the obverse. Weak strike from a cracked die in the reverse and less prominently in the obverse, displaying interesting and extensive raised veining. Would appreciate thoughts on grade. Also guess price paid. Third party grade and price paid revealed in 24 hours. Thanks for playing!   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
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The sharpness grade grade appears to be AU-58+. I think that there is a slight rub on the obverse, but without seeing the coin in person it's hard to judge. If there is no rub, and that is a strike issue, I'd say MS-61 due to the spotting and the strike problems. If it's an AU, I'd go AU-53 or 55 because of the spotting. Overall I think you could do better if this a type coin for your collection. The 1865 Nickel Three Cent piece is available in Mint State although minting problems such as broken dies and clashed dies are often an issue. The mint employees called this copper - nickel alloy "the devil's copper" for good reason. They had a lot of technical problems when they were producing these pieces. Edited by billjones
12/05/2016 08:36 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Double clash on the reverse id cool! At least AU-58. Nice look!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Just misses MS from what I can see, so AU-58.
I bought one about a month ago in PCGS MS-63 with nice bright surfaces and amazing die clashes for $97.
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU-58 but lacks overall appeal to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Paid $105 for this coin. Thanks for playing. Seems like the CCF field was right on the money.  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
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Wow, I thought the veining was a die crack, but I looked at the reverse upside down and it is a doubled die clash. Didn't see it until now. Thanks guys. Way cool!  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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