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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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Those are some really, really rough hits by the neck and on the cheek. I would say it might be a technical 64 because it's relatively clean otherwise, but would expect a net grade of 62 or 63 from a TPG. Edited by Adam_E
11/22/2021 5:15 pm
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MS-62PL
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Some pretty serious gouges on the obverse, I'd say MS-61, possibly PL.
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I'm leaning toward MS-62 PL. The scratch on the cheek may be superficial, but the dings near the second left star are trouble. The reverse is really nice.
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I agree with MS-62PL at best. The appeal honestly escapes me.  Edited by Coinfrog
11/22/2021 10:34 pm
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62 PL at best.
I hope you got a good deal.. I noticed you didn't add a price this post.
The deep gouges and scratches are eye sores.
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I went through all my Morgan reference material and I can not find any information about a SF branch proof for a 1880 S. The coin does not have the rims of a typical proof, so what makes this a branch proof?
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11/22/2021 11:18 pm
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The listing was sold on ebay. Anacs graded it PF 63, PL Apparently it is the only known branch mint proof for 1880 s. I would post the link but I don't know if I am able to. You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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I found the ebay listing. This has the characteristics of a business strike. This looks nothing like a proof in my opinion. This is probably a mistake on the label, but the price doesn't say so.  The label says a proof grade, and also says PL. The seller starts his personal ebay description with "I am 14 years old."  Sorry numismatic student, I think you bit the bullet on this one. 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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Ouch, the two heavy obverse hits certainly hurt this one. MS61 PL as well, but could see 62.
Seller sounds familiar. I feel like they were the topic of a hot debate, either on here or another forum at one point.
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Why would a PF63 be given a PL designation?
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i would put this in the 61PL or 62PL bucket. I dont like it. I think the coin should have detailed with those hits
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When I go into the ANACS certification look up, the 1880 S PF63 does show the coin. ANACS population data base does not acknowledge a Morgan 1880 S PF63, so there is a strong chance that it could be a label error. You may want to call ANACS about the coin as that is a lot of money to pay for a label error.
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11/23/2021 09:29 am
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Slider I dont think he said it was proof.
Alot of us are saying it looks proof like from the pictures.
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