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looks like an ms64 with a weakly struck obverse. nice reverse strike.
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
11/12/2017 10:33 am
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My goodness. You've been posting some wonderful eye candy, Mike, but this one is an absolute standout. From a purely aesthetic standpoint, these are among the nicest coin images I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. The coin lends itself to a dark, mysterious, shadowy motif and deliberate or not you've created something rather special in them.
I believe I see the pickups for O-107 here. If you can confirm the third line of Stripe 1 and two lines of Stripe 3 extending below the shield, we'll have it.
The aesthetics of the images, as lovely as they are, do not lend themselves easily to accurate grading. Based solely on what I see here, and factoring a bit of strike weakness, I still get the impression of a very slightly circulated coin. I rarely offer AU58 as a grade but I will here. It is unmarred by any distraction, and should trade above grade price.
I cannot imagine a coin capable of instilling more pride in ownership. Grade-independent, this one is a killer.
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What a beauty Mike~!!  I'm going with MS-63 |
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Either 58+ or 65. Beautiful.
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I'm seeing some light rub on the eyebrow, breast, eagle claw. My guess is this is a nice AU-58. I don't see a mark on it.
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It's an odd opinion to have but I don't want to know the grade, I want to know the price.
You are always popping fun to grade stuff, but that one is a plain treasure.
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C'mon Mike - give us the grade AND price. I'll pop for lunch.
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It's an odd opinion to have but I don't want to know the grade, I want to know the price. Mox, you have to enable private messaging. I cannot PM you unless you change your settings. @Frog, PM sent! |
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One word reply: Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Wow, gorgeous! Looks like a trace of wear on the cap, but worth way more than AU-58.
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Grade aside, that is just one stupidly beautiful coin. I can't find a mark on it to boot.
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Posted 11/12/2017 10:58 am
