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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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I was spending the $$ for a 93S I would not be happy with the rim dings on this example.
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Valued Member
United States
485 Posts |
I'm at VF-20 details (cleaned, rim damage). I think you made the right decision to let this one pass by.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I agree the rim damage is too severe to straight grade it. Wait for a problem-free example and be real careful buying this date raw, counterfeits abound.
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Valued Member
United States
357 Posts |
Agree with the others. I think you did well passing on this one.
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Moderator
 United States
15425 Posts |
Appears to have an old cleaning as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
745 Posts |
defiantly a details coin. you did well by passing on this one.
Tim Hughes
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Rim damage is one of my "I just can't get past it problems" good to avoid it IMO.
Not a coin I'd be happy with at all no matter the date and mintmark.
"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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Bedrock of the Community
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Frankly I thought that this coin had very attractive surfaces and was nice overall but for the rim issues. I was therefore surprised to see the comments that it looked like it had been cleaned. Can you clarify what you are seeing that indicates cleaning? After all these years I still seem to struggle to see those indications. Still learning every day.  I looked at many other coins at similar grades and those seem to have the white, washed out cleaned look. This one seemed so much nicer in terms of its surfaces than many others I looked at. As an example for comparison, here is an NGC VF25 example in a straight holder that looks comically cleaned to me. The coin in this thread seems so much nicer in appearance. If you click on the image below it enlarges it.  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
10/08/2022 12:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am not seeing the cleaning on this. Surfaces look nice and original. I think it is attractive. VF Details - Rim Damage
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Bedrock of the Community
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VF-30 details, rim damage.
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Posted 10/07/2022 10:29 pm
