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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.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could be high AU or as high as ms64/65. Really cannot see any luster in pics just surfaces so I won't give my grade til perhaps better pics are posted.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks to have full luster across the fields and no wear so mint state. The scratches at the base of Liberty's neck would likely limit the grade to MS-63. Nice type coin!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The resolution of the pics is not good. Almost looks like a cleaning above D. on the reverse. The hit on the bridge of the nose is a minor distraction as are the small nicks at 3:30 obverse. The color, luster and strike are very good. Assuming there's no problems it looks at least 63 and probably 64.
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Moderator
 United States
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I would pass on this one because the scuffs on and around the date kills the eye appeal for me. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Couple of things I noticed are:
1. There appears to be a scratch underneath the right wing of the eagle. It is well hidden because it follows the outline of the wing, but it is there, albeit in a good place to downplay its prominence.
2. The stars don't look all struck up. The stars in the upper half of the obverse seem well struck but on the bottom half, they look flat.
Still gauging the relative importance of all the things mentioned so far. Thanks for the comments.
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
10/26/2017 08:50 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree 64 and, to me, a corker.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What's a corker?  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
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I would think MS-64 from those pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Decent luster, but photos aren't sharp. Probably at least MS-63.
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Posted 10/26/2017 03:29 am
