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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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What a strike difference. Lighter than usual obverse with a very strong reverse strike. The obverse is missing significant high points from that lighter strike. The technical grade for the reverse is right at 40. The light obverse strike does not influence technical grade, but it certainly affects eye appeal and value. Not my favorite piece, especially on such a common coin. You need to hold out for strong strikes on 3 Cent Nickel and Shield nickels. They won't cost more but it does require patience. Avoid examples with die cracks and other common errors. Early strikes are most likely to avoid those die problems. In those two series you DON'T want errors. |
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It is a remarkable strike difference, I agree. I personally would grade the reverse a bit higher, but overall this is quite an oddball.
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EF-40 seems to be the only logical conclusion, but this is not a coin I would want to own.  |
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