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Pillar of the Community
United States
2626 Posts |
Added this 1921 to my circulated SLQ set. What are your thoughts?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
To me, G-04. To PCGS, I'm sure at least VG-08.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
G-4 obverse but the feather detail on the reverse gives it somewhat of a bump. Obverse G-4, Reverse F-12, net grade VG-8. A tough coin in any condition! Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1048 Posts |
I think it is a solid G-06 with a shot at VG-08. Normally we see more obverse rim bordering in VG, so that may hold it back, but the reverse is up in F-12 territory. A nice tough-date coin in any case, with a haunting appearance.
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Bedrock of the Community
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18673 Posts |
i have the reverse at VG10 and obv G4. net it at VG8
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6387 Posts |
VG-08 I think but I wouldn't be shocked if PCGS gave it VG-10. Often a pre-1925 SLQ with this much overall wear would have the date completely obliterated but this one is a happy exception. Very decent example for a circulated set!
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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.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Just can't get used to a coin with only 1 clear number in the date grading VG.
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Pillar of the Community
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2626 Posts |
Thank you, everyone! PCGS graded this one VG-10. Consensus seems to be that's a little over-graded, but I'm still very happy to find a problem-free, readable key date.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18673 Posts |
looks like they weighted the reverse a little more to pull it up to a 10
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2955 Posts |
In my opinion, a VG-10 is quite fair for a nice example of this key date... I understand coinfrog on only one clear digit showing, but to me, the slq's 1916-1924 along with Buffalo nickels of 1913-1929 are the exceptions rather than the rule when it comes to date preservation since we all know the dates were on a pedestal therefore wore quickly. So one could have a legit F-12+ graded one of these coins and the date could be almost obliterated on both denominations...  My 1921 slq nets a barely VG-8 and the date only has the last 1 visible... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I understand that these two series are treaated as exceptions by the community as a whole. I just meant that I personally wouldn't be interested in a VG coin as such. |
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