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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is in a business strike holder. The pictures aren't great, but could this be a proof?   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
1499 Posts |
I don't see how it could be a Proof. I see frost, not mirrors. The design elements should also be a bit sharper
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
I also dont think its a proof. there are no square rims, and the design should be sharper.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
I don't think it's a proof but it is a very nice looking coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
I agree with CoinCollector2012 John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Not a proof.... but a very nice business strike.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Not a proof. Scratches on cheek and neck?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
Sharply struck but not proof
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
This is my 1894 proof, for comparison and education. Note especially the minor differences in the rims and denticles, and the proof's depth of detail in the upper wing feathers. Still, for a business strike, the 1892 is sharp, and I would not be surprised if it's in a MS64-MS65 holder.   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
Canada
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I agree with the others: not a proof.
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Bedrock of the Community
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11898 Posts |
Thanks. I guess it's unanimous. It sits in an ms62 holder due to scratches on the obverse.
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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