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United States
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AU58. Luster looks impaired on liberty's cheek. Nice looking coin.
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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United States
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United States
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Toning subdues the luster but think it will grade MS-63 based on contact.marks.
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United States
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I too think this one is in the AU camp, maybe AU55 luster does appear to break, but really need an in hand inspection of the cartwheel effect. Reverse looks better, and uncirculated, it's the obverse and face of Liberty that is saying NOPE to me on the completely mint state condition.
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United States
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Mint state? No way. Luster is broken on the cheek and slight rub above the ear. AU58+
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United States
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Australia
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United States
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I always look at the hair directly above the ear, and to me, I think there is just a tinge of wear that will hold this back from a MS designation. Still a beautiful coin.
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United States
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i agree with westcoin on the cheek so I have to go with AU55. the 86(P) are normally sharp so what we may be seeing is some slight wear. tips of the leaves a cotton balls, ear and wing tips to just point out couple areas
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United Kingdom
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Difficult one, as you can see from the stars there is toning covering all the obverse so that is hiding any lustre. Have you used a digital zoom on your photography? This slightly pixelates the image and it can be hard to get a good read. Unsure if the breast feathers are worn or it is a weak strike, I'm thinking weak strike. Could be MS63, need better or different pics.
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United States
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Looks like an AU-58 slider to me.
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