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AU details. Somebody has taken a rag to the reverse and spruced up all the field they could get at. Still, very nice. I'm seeing some die cracks & some scratches, but where is the doubling supposed to be?
If I'm wrong about the cleaning and it's a basic AU -> MS60 it would be in the 160-225 range.
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06/17/2017 06:49 am
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From what I see, possibly on the lower right corner of the W, appears to be double. All I could see Biedercoins.
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Doubling on the I (in) and WE (we). This one is not as dramatic as the 1867 double die.
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Okay, now that I know where to look I can see the ghost of the "N". The "W" looks like it has extra wide serif; I did see that the first time around, but didn't think it was a die doubling. So many of the 2-cent pieces that come up here ... it just seems like we're looking for the simple presence or absence of "WE". I need to train myself to be more discerning of all the details in all of the devices.
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61bn nice and sharply struck
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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I'll say 63BN straight, very attractive.
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au-58. I see no evidence of obvious cleaning. Slightest bit of rub.
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Frog you are my hero, however, I bought this coin as an unmolested AU-58. Once it arrives I'll post new photos.
Thanks for all the responses. Are there any 2c experts out there that can give me an idea if there is any premium for the FS-02-1871-103 variety?
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I would have said AU55-AU58 range. I think it is a good pickup -- westcoin is the go-to answer man for Two Cents. 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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I think it could go MS-60BN in hand.
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I'm leaning towards the mid-AU grade.
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