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Bedrock of the Community
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Purchased 2nd barber 25C. Thoughts on grade and problems appreciated. Thanks!   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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Beautiful toning on obverse, slightly more wear on reverse, I'd say a problem-free AU-53.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is a beautiful coin! I'd say XF-45 ever so close to AU-50.
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Bedrock of the Community
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One of the XF diagnostics is that the top feather of the eagle is separated by an uninterrupted line. If you look at the right wing, the line is slightly but clearly interrupted. I have this at VF35, even though the rest of the coin is better than that. I paid XF money -- I thought the pretty toning deserved a premium due to eye appeal.
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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Nice obverse toning , AU-50 .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU50 also. she was sitting face up in folder or something for a long time
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This one was graded AU50 by the seller and I purchased it for $115. Unlike the 1894, it was not listed as having been cleaned. Although it was not as sharp and high grade as the other, I thought it had an attractive color that deserved a premium. I will post in hand pictures later in the week. Thoughts on whether I overpaid for this one 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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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i think you overpaid on this one, however, the obverse has nice eye appeal and if you like it then thats all that counts
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks panzaldi. What do you think would have been a reasonable price?
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
United States
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the coin was weakly struck on the reverse so I would discount a little for that and I misunderstood your one comment. you stated that you paid XF45 $ for it which would have been about $85. thats what I was basing my comment on. if you thought you were paying 45 money I think you overpaid.
I found one with a better reverse strike AU50 raw that recently sold for $85. you paid retail at an AU50 price which is ok but not a deal. personally I would have looked for one with a better reverse strike for that money, however, the toning would add a little value to it so its probably a wash.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks again. I have a tough time determining what a fair price for anything is. Agree that I paid au50 retail and not xf money as I stated earlier. I think I had $100 on my mind when I wrote that.
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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