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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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Beautiful! Nice example of the first double cent. I'm between XF45 and AU50, about 30 points higher than mine. Fair price in my book
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Many of these coins are doctored. I've never been good at detecting that. Can you see any indications in hand?
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nice 45. Hopefully not cleaned or dipped. The color looks odd here but photos of old copper is always tough. A little Grease Fill in the center of reverse, which isn't unusual. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I don't have it in hand but will update when I get it. Thanks for your comments.
I have some concerns about porosity in the obverse surfaces. Will check it carefully when I get it.
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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Color doesn't look good but it might be the pic. We'll see when you get it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Strong 45, maybe even 50. Very nice!
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU-50, and the colour does look pretty odd. I would think Details from those pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
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To me, the surface texture of the coin looks odd.
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-50 details. I question the surface color which looks like a cleaning. Also the surface shows some minor pitting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-50. That may be porosity on the coin. Hope not.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Posted 12/27/2017 8:07 pm
