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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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I am having a hard time believing that coin is original.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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There's AU detail there and it has been stripped of its original patina and is starting to retone pretty nicely. I'd guess AU53.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Noticeable wear on thigh and breast but at least AU-50 detail. The first photos make the coin look very baggy, while the second set de-emphasizes the contact marks and shows surfaces that don't look original. As BH1964 suggests it's likely been dipped and is retoning. The coin does looks genuine (always a question with Seated dollars) and is well-struck. |
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United States
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The pics hardly look like the same coin. I know there won't be an answer, but I'll say AU-55 straight.
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United States
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pr61
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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This one is graded au-55 by PCGS. On the pictures: this coin is currently being auctioned off by Great Collections and as you all know I'm not a fan of their pictures. I also couldn't determine whether it was cleaned and retoned. So I called GC and I was surprised that Ian (the owner) called me back. He's a very polite gentleman. He pulled the coin and inspected it for me. He said the coin looked like it was 'cleaned and retoned in and odd way' and that's probably why PCGS graded it au-55(instead of ms).
Though I don't like their pictures, GC seems like a great company with an owner who is very much in the trenches with his business. Very impressed with the customer service I received.
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Though I don't like their pictures, GC seems like a great company with an owner who is very much in the trenches with his business. Very impressed with the customer service I received. I've dealt with GC in the past and agree 100% - They are the best in the business in terms of customer service. |
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