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Bedrock of the Community
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Filled two holes in my type set tonight. This one was too cheap to pass up and will likely upgrade it later. Particularly I dislike coins that are marked up in the face, but it was so low that I will probably make a few bucks when I upgrade it. Your thoughts on the grade would be appreciated.   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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Valued Member
United States
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VF25 Nice New Orleans pickup, that's my opinion. I think also some sign of uneven toning(past cleaning?)
Good type set fill.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's a nice looking dime. The mintmark appears weak in the photo and if it is that way in-hand it might turn off some collectors. Other than that it looks like a solid VF35 and has a shot at XF40 if there's a bit of luster there.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Gotta admit, that face on this liberty is the scariest I have ever seen. Thanks for the input.
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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Pillar of the Community
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I am in at XF-40. Nice looking coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i have this one at XF40 also. looks like a little bit of luster still hanging around unless its just glare.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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XF-40. Like it. Looks original.
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I agree with EF-40 camp. The face is a little witchy but on a dime, those are very tiny blemishes.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I paid $74 for this one. Retail is $125. I like it at the price I paid. Another 1857-O Seated dime in a PCGS holder graded XF40 sold on the same evening on another auction site for $84. Go figure.  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
01/24/2017 9:53 pm
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Posted 01/22/2017 9:47 pm
