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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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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.comEdited by numismatic student
08/03/2017 9:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3329 Posts |
No guess on grade or problems, just wanted to say I personally think she's a beaut.
One of these is the next coin on my buy list!
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
The details are AU (there is lots of luster), but the color screams "dipped and retoned!"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3165 Posts |
I agree that the surfaces do not look original
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
It has been dip wiped lightly and not yet fully recovered on the obverse.
It's nice and crisp otherwise. It wouldn't straight grade, but as long as the price takes the wipe into consideration, I wouldn't kick it out of my binder.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36905 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1261 Posts |
AU-53. Cleaned and retoned.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18720 Posts |
i agree with the AU55 cleaned. maybe over time it will mellow out. nicely struck
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Tend to agree, but would sure like to hear @billjones' opinion on this.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
AU-55 Details, and I like how this one looks.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Looks like C-1 with lots of recutting and strengthening, and some clash marks on the reverse. TPG AU55-AU58. Decent strike, with only slight weakness at S4-S7. I do not have a copy of Manley's book in front of me so I cannot offer the die state, although M2.0 is most common for this year and Cohen variety. Dies were rusty, perhaps, with lots of raised bumps throughout the hair; there is some very minor porosity towards the lower reverse which concerns me slightly since the toning is notably different in this area. The only major thing about this coin that does not "sit right" with me is the area directly left of the neck which appears to have been burnished or had a spot removed. I don't see many hairlines to indicate a mechanical cleaning, but it doesn't look particularly like a recolored coin either, so I'm just going to say "no call" on the color at this time. It may be very well original to the coin. 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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU details, artificially recolored.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11917 Posts |
This came in today. I examined it carefully and it looks stunning. I believe that it is MS63 or MS64. It do not have any doubt that it is uncirculated. There is even, uninterrupted luster throughout the surfaces of both sides of the coin. The color is the only sticking point. Never seen rims this flawless. A definite keeper. Thanks to all for sharing your thoughts.    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.comEdited by numismatic student
08/07/2017 9:43 pm
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