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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I saved the best (or at least the most expensive) for last. I really did not expect to see a coin like this in a local dealer's case. It has a bit of a history: A couple recently discovered and joined our coin club. They were motivated by the inheritance of a large gold coin collection and wanted help to sell off the pieces. Some of our dealer members jumped at the chance (of course!) and part of the collection has started showing up in the dealers' inventories. This piece reportedly spent the last several decades sitting in a coin album but now it's mine.  I would always be cautious about a raw coin like this but the pedigree seems solid and I'm confident it's authentic. How does she grade?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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xf40. thanks for sharing this with us  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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A gold coin in any condition is a thing of beauty. This would make a wonderful pocket piece!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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must be nice to be able to have a $2,000 coin as a pocket piece.  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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United States
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Solid EF-40 and snooping up on 45.
Really a nice example. All of the nicks and ticks its had from circulation has nothing distracting.
I like your pick on this one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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XF-45 Always fun to see a Charlotte coin.  |
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I'm calling it 40 because this one is known to be well-struck; 45 in a slab would meet with no objection from me. This is a wonderful acquisition, a genuine addition to the popularly-known Census and a coin to be proud of.
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
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Very pleased with the PCGS result which could be considered a tad generous. For $1800 plus grading fee it looks like I got a good deal.  |
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