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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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Guessing these pics greatly flatter the coin. I'll say MS-63.
Edited by Coinfrog
03/12/2022 9:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-58 would not surprise.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First impression is AU-58. Upon closer inspection, I see horizontal scratches around the date. That'll probably make it AU Details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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63 to these old eyes.
The scuffies in the obverse field, along with the digs in the shield on the reverse, kinda hurt it.
Still a nice coin!
Edited by westernsky
03/12/2022 11:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU58
if it comes in at AU58 then the price is close to retail
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Bedrock of the Community
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OP's interest in such mundane things always surprises me.  Edited by Coinfrog
03/13/2022 7:03 pm
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OP's interest in such mundane things always surprises me. "Mundane"? How so... |
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Canada
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My eye is immediately drawn to the scrape/divot centre shield. MS with details for me.
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Pillar of the Community
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OP's interest in such mundane things always surprises me. I tend to agree. With so much money put into coins, it seems like most coins purchased are problem coins. Oh well, to each their own. 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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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NS, you need to check the scratches above the date as the marks may be to remove/hide graffiti.
The mundane comment is inappropriate.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The "mundane" comment was meant in jest. The OP owns many of the rarest US coins, and I always chide him for spending his valuable time on common date stuff like this. We go back and forth all the time in good spirit.  Edited by Coinfrog
03/13/2022 6:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I don't see much luster that one would expect for this grade level.
Perhaps due to the photography or lighting conditions?
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I agree that it looks AU-MS detail, but the scan makes it appear flat.
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Posted 03/12/2022 10:26 pm
