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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
This one has some nice detailing. Pretty sharp What do you grade it at?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
Can't see clearly but au58?
There is some spotting on the surfaces. Not able to tell if it is MS.
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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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Lord, Steeler, yous gonna drive us NUTS with those Half Dismes! Cutting out the background would help. It's really hard to see the details even blown up. The reverse is quite lightly struck. Not uncommon. I'm not seeing any continual luster associated with mint state, and the top points look to have a slight rub. 55, though 58 wouldn't make me crazy. Just nuts... |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1448 Posts |
LOL. By the time I'm done youll all be pro Half Dime graders. Thanks for your opinions I will go on a Half Dime haitus for a while. I will also try to get better pics of this one Edited by Steelers72
09/14/2017 2:48 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
It actually helps everyone with grading those little fellows, so I don't really want you to discontinue your search. Lord knows when you finally nab them you'll have done your due diligence in educating all of us first  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
 Can't see this one well enough to make a call. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5832 Posts |
AU for sure.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
Do these new pictures help any? Provided by the seller   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
I cropped and enlarged to this size. It started getting blurry at larger sizes. Still looks high AU but the pics are better but aren't sharp. Could be MS.   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
09/14/2017 9:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
Thanks numismatic! The same problem occurred with me. The larger the coin became, the blurrier the image so I left it alone. This seems like a very nice coin from what I can see
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
Doesn't matter how much you magnify, the color is way off. It's been worked on. Out of all your searches this should be the last coin you bid on.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
it was graded straight maybe market acceptable? I figure PCGS would have detailed it if it was a problem
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
Looks good to 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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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
I am thinking AU-55 from those pictures.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
You must do dancing bananas holding sparklers when you finally show us your choice.
I applaud you for working our membership opinions so well in making that decision.
You obviously are searching for true love with each selection. You can't be wrong if you buy the coin YOU love.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
I actually really liked this one due to the sharpness of the details so I'm happy to say I went with this one. I was happy with the price The forum here has been a huge help with my type set. I can say I have gotten much better at grading myself due to the knowledge you all bring. Youll probably see me post soon but no more Half Dimes - music to your ears I imagine lol Edited by Steelers72
09/15/2017 11:39 am
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