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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I purchased this one for $45. Seller advertised as "broadstruck." In reality, I think it's a misaligned die. Nonetheless, what do you guys think it'll grade? Potential problem spots include the reddish coloration in certain areas, and the number 8 in the date.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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At least around the bust, I think that red is the last remains of some luster. Xf40-45?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A solid EF, probably a 40. Very few contact marks. It appears that the red remaining in the close confines of the detail elements is a natural red, still remaining.
On the high points that are lighter, that is probably cabinet friction rather than a return to circulation after the coin had toned to brown.
I like this coin and I like the cost you paid. Congratulations on a nice addition to your collection.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm at vf 35. I think the obverse is better than that and very sharp but the leaves in the reverse wreath are flat and have no detail. That holds it back to high vf for me.
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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EF-40 but I disagree with the others and think this coin was lightly cleaned and is retoning. It's got a mottled appearance of an old cleaning and the red on the rims is not original mint luster or friction. Still a nice looking coin.
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07/23/2017 11:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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obverse is much sharper than reverse. I am thinking vf 35 or so if you average both sides.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
EF sharpness, but cleaned and recolored.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Posted 07/23/2017 8:44 pm
