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Acquired this today. Thoughts on grade and problems appreciated. TPG grade in 48. 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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Looks like a crusty high-end piece with my first thought being Choice About Uncirculated. Seems to be some very slight high point rubs on the obverse so AU53 or 55 sounds fair. It's a nice looking piece that's been well preserved.
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Not a fan of the dark color au53.
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I cannot give AU grades above 50 to coins with no luster, toning or otherwise, so this to me is AU53 sharpness net AU50. There is only a bit of weakness on the right wing feathers and tops of both wings, a slight bit of wear on the clasp; the brow hair looks to be well defined.
That being said, it's extremely attractive and very original, and I would be delighted to own it.
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I say Au50. Not a fan of the toning.
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Low AU, probably straight but not of much appeal, at least to me.
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Thanks MC, great site.  Tried identifying and with the combination of toning and subtle variety markers could not attribute.  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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AU-55 minimum. I like it!
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