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AU58. Nice strike. Luster seems a little impaired/missing in the obverse.
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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A typical 25 with great hair detail. Luster is modestly impaired. If those flat spots are wear it's AU58, but it is always difficult to tell. One of the most difficult coins to grade precisely and consistently. It might well make MS62..
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i agree w/pristine about being difficult to grade especially using photos. your photos have too much glare. don't use overhead light to avoid this.. it tends to obscure the surfaces. you don't need that much light. we need to see what the coin looks like in hand. the lighting is making the luster look broken across the cheek which affects grade and its also not giving us a good at that reverse staining or toning (not sure which)
I'm w/pristine without better photos AU58 or MS62
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Wow, much better. MS64. Looks wonderful with few hits. Little bag rub on cheek and left field in front of liberty.  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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I believe it is unc. Probably a 63.
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I'll say good shot at 64.
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Wow, that's great to hear! She has been in my collection for almost 30 years, and is probably the nicest silver dollar that I own. Thanks for the help, guys. =) I did check the three listed VAM varieties—although my skills there are somewhat limited—and she does not appear to be any of the three listed for 1925. |
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photos are better. i'll say MS63 maybe 64. the one angle shot of the obv shows luster across the cheek and some minor rub so 64 would not surprise me
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