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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I always appreciate everyone's thoughts when I ask for a grade. What do you all think of this one?   |
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Valued Member
United States
219 Posts |
I'm nothing close to a professional when it comes to grading high grade coins, but this coin lacks blemishes and scratches almost everywhere. I would call it a 66, but as I said I'm not too good at this so look out for other's opinions as well.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nice original Merc. But I think I see some friction wear on her wing and lower curls . Displays FSB . If I'm wrong about wear then MS-65 ,But I could be seeing AU-58 .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice catch on the wing tips. Look like marks from contact with other coins rather than wear to me. 65FSB here.
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
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1119 Posts |
AU 58 or MS65. depending on wear. FSB either way. my first impression was AU
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
Beauty, MS-65..  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
397 Posts |
Nicks on the rim between R and T as well as wing tips. Possibly some marks on cheek and neck. Something going on with hair too. Plenty of luster. Definitely FSB. Given that, I'd say MS62 FSB. A nice addition to any collection.
Edited by 88isgreat
02/20/2017 08:01 am
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Valued Member
United States
51 Posts |
Nice coin and great clear pic--you should do photos for the auction sites. Definitely FSB. Something maybe going on with rim upper R? So I'd say stays MS65
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Cheek and neck marks hold it to 64FSB.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The hits on the obverse rim, cheek, and on the hairline above the brow hold it to a (still very beautiful) MS 64 FSB for me.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1095 Posts |
Great photographs. I will say MS65fsb
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Posted 02/19/2017 9:28 pm
