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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.comEdited by numismatic student
11/24/2021 1:17 pm
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To my eyes  it looks like a F-15, but the actual grade may more be like XF-40  . |
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Bit of a weak strike I assume, but I'd say it makes xf45 as a guess...pics are kinda Pixelated on my end.
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I grade this as simply awesome. My soul can't nitpick this because its so far out of my range. Well done regardless of where it lands around VF. That's an incredible piece of US history right there.
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I'll say VF-30, but that's a stab in the dark. Remarkable coin.
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11/24/2021 12:35 pm
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XF-40. I hope it isn't in one of the ebay seller's details holders(the doctor)... 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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Wow! Way out of my league. I think the only 1793 Half Cent I've ever seen in real life was in the ANA collection. What a fantastic coin! |
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It's a coin I always wished for and will never own. Great example! You're a lucky Dawg to own it.  |
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I grade this as simply awesome.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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I'm not going to even guess the grade. I like this coin a lot, to be honest this is the first time seeing one of these. Very kool coin You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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VF35 or XF40 I'm leaning XF. another wow coin. thanks for sharing
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A really nice example VF25/30.
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I can't decide so I had to flip a coin it came up EF40. Did my contact help you find this one? I've been looking but just kept coming up short on one nice enough, and in the right price range. This one is a beauty.
"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/140440 |
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Hi westcoin. I did try to look for Greg in Baltimore but couldn't make it out to the show until Saturday and he wasn't there. There were a few 1793 Half Cents there but wasn't able to make a deal. This one came from L&C in CA. They had a couple of options and they worked with me on the price.  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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This was NGC's opinion. I thought it was nice for the grade.  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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