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Picked this up for about $125 shipped. Have always wanted one, and think it was a pretty good deal. Thoughts on grade.   Edited by edweather
08/29/2017 5:25 pm
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An absolute steal for that price. Wonderful undisturbed original patination. Slight circulation cameo, too.
I would not be surprised with a righteous F-15.
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Don't know how to grade these but it seems like a great coin with great detail. Congrats!  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 say maybe VF-30 and I should also say .....  One of my favorite Colonials since I like Indians on coins. |
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Great pick-up that looks to be in about the same condition as my VF-20, but at a considerably lower price. Yours has a little more detail remaining in the face, which is nice.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Nice colonial. Congratulations Ed. |
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Quote:
Nice colonial Massachusetts wasn't a colony in 1788. On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies declared their independence from the English crown and became free and independent states. From that point until the ratification of the US Constitution, states legally issued coinage. Section 8 of the Constitution gave the US Congress the power to coin money and expressly forbade states from doing so in Section 10. The Constitution was ratified by the states between 1788 to 1790. Massachusetts ratified the US Constitution on February 6, 1788, after which it would not have been legal for this State to issue this coin, but this was likely not enforced because the federal government did not get its act together to coin money until 1792 when the Mint opened in Philadelphia. 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
08/30/2017 12:30 pm
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VF-30, very nice and congrats.
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Wow Ed! Really nice! Nicer than mine without a doubt!
I'll say 30
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Looks like NGC didn't appreciate the little crustiness on the reverse. VF30 would have been better. Thanks for all the comments. Ed  |
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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.com |
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Great! Corrosion is better than "improperly cleaned" in the case of an old colonial for sure.
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