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Edited by Steelers72
01/28/2018 6:16 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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looks xf40 with a market acceptable cleaning
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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The 47 is ok. Looks like it has subtle toning when put under light. I'm not crazy about it and would grade it xf-45.
I more curios about the 71. I remember it from the auction. The finger print on the obverse bothered me and it looked like the toning was recent so I suspected it had been cleaned and retoned. How does it look in hand? Is there any cartwheel luster left?
Edited by MikeF
01/28/2018 7:11 pm
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Rest in Peace
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47 looks 40 and isn't terribly attractive. The partial toned partial not toned is a little distracting.
The 71 is a different story and I like it a lot better. You would definitely need to upgrade the 47 to fit in with the 71.
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Pillar of the Community
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for the '47, I would give it XF-45, with an old cleaning.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Mike F: Here is the in hand pics of the 1871. Thanks all for the opinions. I am going to try to upgrade the 47    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Solid EF -40, decent shot at 45.
Edited by Coinfrog
01/29/2018 10:28 am
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 Agree with the frog! Edited by bandsdean
01/30/2018 8:18 pm
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Posted 01/28/2018 7:10 pm
