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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 11/22/2021 8:17 pm $161. Thoughts? Thanks! 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 Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/22/2021 8:25 pm I'll say mid-AU sharpness, but color doesn't seem natural in these pics. Edited by Coinfrog 11/22/2021 8:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 11/22/2021 8:32 pm Color looks questionable, too dark on obverse and patchy on reverse. Nice grade. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3156 Posts	Posted 11/22/2021 9:22 pm au sharpness but not original surfaces Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 11/23/2021 12:36 am AU but seriously question the surfaces, with these pics anyways Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 11/23/2021 08:44 am the coin has collar issues which is typical but the overall strike is nice and even. obviously the slanted 5 variety. I have it at AU58. a little more light would help to assess the originality of the surfaces better. my best guess is that it may have been cleaned a long time ago and retoned. in any case it would have a good shot at grading straight. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3639 Posts	Posted 11/23/2021 11:33 am I played with the photos a bit. I think the color is natural, but the photos and lighting wash it out. I have a hunch this graded at AU-58, but there is very little evidence for wear. Maybe an undergrade cherry pick? The ding on the reverse rim is the only distraction, and it isn't bad. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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