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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I placed a low bid on this coin thinking that it was going to get blown out by the first person with the slightest amount of interest, but somehow, no one showed up and won it for a song. Anyhow, this one is like the other 1861 I bought previously, but couldn't look any more different. Coin diversity I suppose - the two coins probably looked the same at the mint, but not so much today. As usual, please contribute your thoughts on grade and problems. TPG 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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like there's some old cleaning. No opinion on grade.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It MAY have had an old cleaning, but I am not so sure on that.
Lovely patination since then!
Heavy patination and old wear can completely obscure old underlying luster.
I would agree with AU50.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't see any wear on it so I'm going MS-63. When you get these high grades you need to see it in hand to get an accurate grade and see the rub.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-50, the obverse scratch is a little distracting.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice coin overall. Agree about the scratch. I suppose it makes AU-50 but that weak head would bother me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Seems like y'all danced around the grade... but were essentially there. I thought it was attractive.  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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This one arrived. Looked a little more toned than expected. I like it!   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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