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Bedrock of the Community
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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
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I dont know but I love the toning.
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Sure is pretty love the muted edge rainbow colors on the reverse, it has a proof feel, but I think it's MS63+/* and might cross to a MS64. The only area holding it back for me is around the lower shield and eagle's left leg. Dud you pick this one up? I saw it on ebay last week, I didn't quite agree with the lofty grades the seller thought it would make, but that price was fair enough if it's not a doctored coin, IMO. It looks fine from the photos. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
11/20/2021 11:43 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I did. Hopefully it is as represented. We'll see.
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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I'd say MS-63 with nice peripheral toning, although I'm not sure the overall toning wouldn't get a questionable color designation.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd guess 64 from the images. When the seller starts throwing around 67 and 68 in the item description they are violating ebay policy. Seller says they don't accept returns but their listing violations make that a moot point. Price seems safe enough from what is shown in the listing. |
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MS65. Looks like a fingerprint in the lower left obverse.
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I dont know but I love the toning. Ditto. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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I'll say MS-64, but 65 would not surprise.
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11/21/2021 09:16 am
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that finger/palm print really stands out on this one. I think the toning is natural. other than that I cant find much wrong with the coin. I agree with westcoin that it has the look of a proof but the reverse will hold it back a little. if the print wasnt there I think the obverse would grade at least MS66 or even 67 as the strike and surface preservation are above average. I think the reverse comes in at MS65. MS65+
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Bedrock of the Community
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11917 Posts |
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
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A real beauty. The dings on the reverse shield and eagle hurt, but I'll bump my grade a tad to 63+.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like the original images had the reverse damage photo-shopped out. Glad you like the toning, it does look good.
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The example has fantastic eye appeal. The toning looks NT from being in an album. The finger print is a distraction and there are a few dings at the bottom of the shield, and I would have a concern that the dings could detail the coin. I am at 63 at best.
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Nice toning. My guess is MS-64.
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