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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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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
08/26/2022 10:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pretty cheek, reverse will hold this one back I think. I'd guess MS65 or 64+. Looks to have decent cameo contrast.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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A few clash marks, one above 82 and one a bit further round anticlockwise. Pretty coin, I think it makes MS64.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18681 Posts |
strike is ok for the year. they can show as average or sharp. this one is on the lower end with a tad light on the hair around the ear and breast. doesn't add or detract from the coin
the blotchy toning will hold the eye appeal back a little
the cheek looks pretty clean and the X on the neck I'm betting is on the holder.
scuff above the date. a small reed hit at K4. a light scratch on the reverse. I think she has had a light dip to try and clean it up a little but its acceptable. it may have removed a little luster
i think overall its not strong enough to pull a 65 especially if it went to PCGS. I'm at MS64. at that grade the price is high for the coin
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks MS-65 to me but eye appeal is not the best.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say MS-65, but the reverse stains detract.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1298 Posts |
Obverse is very nice, but the reverse holds this one at MS64.
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Valued Member
Germany
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Have to agree MS-65, but with that stain I would spend 173$ elsewhere.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
My 64, PCGS 65
PL reverse or nearly so
The bag mark right behind the bust is just barely a distraction enough to bring it down a tick (in my eyes)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Clean cheek, but mark above 2 and scrape on rev holds it to a 64 for me.
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08/27/2022 7:12 pm
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Rest in Peace
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