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Pillar of the Community
United States
655 Posts |
I took these pics myself. Coin looks very pleasing. I paid $25 from a seller on ebay a few yrs ago.   Thing is, there's a series of fine scratches that run diagonally across the face, from the first T in States down to the 63. They show mainly under a 5x loupe and if the coin is tilted just at the right angle to a strong light. And, try as I might, the scratches wouldn't photograph. The seller never mentioned any damage but it explains the cheap price. How would this figure in your grading? Thanks for any input. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Looks AU ish. Pics aren't that focused to definitely tell
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Looks like a 53, but I agree that the photos are just fuzzy enough that some of the key features aren't clear enough.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
Agree pics are fuzzy and I cannot see the scratches but from what I can see it looks au55-58. If scratches are prominent then it might be details but cannot tell from these pics.
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
United States
94367 Posts |
AU-53, maybe 55, super example.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
AU55, original color, I don't see anything other than would be expected from light circulation. Attractive little nickel cent.
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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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
655 Posts |
Thanks for the opinions. I like it, too, and it's why I kept it. But it's a warning to myself- scratches can be there without showing.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36800 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18681 Posts |
AU55. nice pickup and price
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
136 Posts |
Nice AU-55. Good eye appeal for a low price is great!
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