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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Purchased this tonight. As always thoughts on grade and problems appreciated. TPG grade and price paid in 48 hours. Many 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.comEdited by numismatic student
03/09/2017 10:08 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
I'm gonna take a shot at AU53
Love it!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I'll take a stab at AU-50
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11899 Posts |
Pretty cool that this is the first nickel produced for circulation.  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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Must have been among first to run on those die pairs, very clean coin with light wear. Not the strongest of strikes but since mint had so many problems with those " harder" planchets...have to say a 40. Whole lot nicer than my 67 w/rays, it makes maybe AG!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It looks mid AU to me, AU55. Very nice example!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Photos awfully white, but I'm sure those are the sellers since you just won it. 2 stars reverse undivided, + 2 partial undivided; obverse center also not strongly struck, as is typical. No other distractions of any note. Unusual for lack of die cracks, which is good for a 1866, since most have unappealing die cracks. Overall AU 53 with an honest shot at 55.
I like it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-55, I am sure it will look better in hand, very nice coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin for sure. I'd say at least AU-55. Typical reverse strike. Obverse dies polished to the point that the leaves on the right are disconnected. Very cool.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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a lot of what we are seeing here is from strike. especially on the shield and rays. gotta look at the high points on this coin not the recesses for wear. AU55
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU53. Uneven strike? Check. Heavily overpolished dies? Check. Die cracks, Cuds? Got 'em. Strike Doubling? Yup. Recut digits and letters? Yup. Clash? Absolutely, obverse and reverse. In other words, it's a Shield nickel. ;) Hard to tell luster from photos, they are a bit overexposed/washed out but the details look good. 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
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Will update in a little while. If you have opinions to share on grade, get them in. 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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