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Bedrock of the Community
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I thought this coin was sooper cool. Thoughts on grade and problems?   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
09/13/2017 8:40 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I seem to remember seeing this on photograde.. now let's test my memory.
MS66?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It's irreplaceable. Strong in every regard. Toning to kill for. Historically important. If you have the money you will bid to the max to own this beauty.
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Pillar of the Community
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Purty!  MS-65? It's got to be way up there with all that luster and eye appeal. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is the nicest example I have seen. Period.
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Bedrock of the Community
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This one was really tugging at me. AU58 Mass pine tree shillings seem to sell for about $10K. I would pay that for this coin, but the seller is looking for 4 times that. I don't blame him because he has a beauty, and I would also probably ask that much to part with it, but I don't know if I could pay what is being asked. That amount is close to what an MS65 coin of this type would sell for. Still like it a lot.   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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Pretty coin, and perhaps a tough one to argue about the originality. Dipped?cleaned? My au shilling looks dull glossy gray dark grey until light hits it, then it shows its iridescent beauty. I wonder if this one is same way or always colorful
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Sold for $28,200 march 2015. Its from the kendall collection.
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If I had this, I would probably want a nice oak tree shilling and then a nice willow tree shilling. It's a dark and costly path. Amazed at the price of really ugly willows.  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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