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Bedrock of the Community
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It looks MS64BN to me. Not seeing any wear and appears to have nice luster.
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
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While I don't care for the imaging the detail definitely looks at least AU to me.
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Pillar of the Community
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if that's the case I stand corrected. Thought I could see some wear above the ear and on the bun.
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I've got it at the AU50/53 level.
Looks like the surfaces were messed with at one point.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would add that the coin is well struck with EDS dies. Lovely sharp denticles throughout the entirety of the obverse and reverse rims.
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
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It's a fantastic strike actually. Problems aside, AU58. The only thing that would have given me pause is that distracting gauge in the neck.
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Bedrock of the Community
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not one good photos of the entire coin both obv & rev. looks like its AU something. from the only 2 full photos it looks AU50 or 53 looking at the chopped photos it looks a little higher at 55.  . in any case I think its better than XF |
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yes I think AU sharpness is correct but I must be thinking of the good old days 6 or 7 years ago when you could find these coins for much cheaper. When I look at the price I always think to myself "How much would the coin shop buy this from me?" Keeps me from paying too much that way but prices have definitely shot up. Hard to find bargains on e-bay for me lately.
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I'll say AU-55, possibly 58.
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