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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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Probably VF20 detail. Reverse shows possible strike weakness affecting legend and mintmark. The scratch through TRUST would likely preclude a straight grade.
$81 might be an OK price but the scratch is distracting.
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I'm with Jaobler, VF20 details. Decent enough for $81.00 but not much more.
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I'd say a TPG VF25, though I'd net for strike weakness and the reverse hit to VF20. I don't find it distracting enough to Details it. I like the color of this one. Sans the hit and strike weakness, I quite like it! Priced well. I'd be a buyer all day at $81 |
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This came in from the same seller as the fake 1853 Half Cent. This one also shows some differences in weight and dimension but here, the coin looks really good and I am not so sure that it is a fake. What do you think? A real 1878-CC Quarter weighs 6.30 grams. This coin weighs 6.14 grams so it is underweight by 2.5% but it is worn. A real 1878-CC Quarter is 24.30mm in diameter. This coin is 24.07mm in diameter which is slightly less than 1% smaller in diameter. The coin looks real to me and am leaning that way when I look at it but what are your thoughts on the dimensions and authenticity?     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
02/03/2023 7:03 pm
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Looks fine to me. I would have said F15 grade. Reverse gouge is a downside.
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Weight and diameter make sense based on the wear. The die line on her belly matches up, so I'd say she's real.  |
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