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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
3479 Posts |
This one is an oddball. Verdigris has been transferred to it in some spots. On the obverse the head is nearly bald and the border of the drapery around the neckline is nearly invisible yet the shield is well struck. It also has full toe. Same deal with the reverse. Unusually soft strikes in areas that normally exhibit those problems yet strong in other areas. The contrast between the two is bizarre. With all that said my guess on the technical grade would be xf-40 but I really hate it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
 I would not buy this coin. I hate how it looks. XF-40 Edited by SilverDollar2017
12/30/2017 12:39 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Vf-30, old cleaning, other issues as well. Not a fan.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
for a couple hundred more you could get a nice problem free example. I think this one is VF35 details
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
High VF, details, cleaned, weird.
First time I've ever used the word weird in relation to a coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
VF-35, and I would think Details from those pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
XF-40 details cleaned. That green should come off. Head suffers from a weak strike.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1261 Posts |
Bill Bugert's excellent reference to attribute New Orlean's Seated halves can now be viewed and downloaded online. The 1854-O has about 50 or so different die combinations and it's really fun to compare and try to figure out your coin. It took me about half an hour to do it for my WB-46 1854-O. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Vf-30, old cleaning, other issues as well. Not a fan. |
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Posted 12/30/2017 12:38 pm
