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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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Quite a nice-looking dollar!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-62.
Errers and Varietys.
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pretty decent strike for an 89(P). I've seen them detail coins for reeding especially in a key area like this. i'd go with MS63 with a little hit on value for the reeding. i'd say price is pretty decent for this coin
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Im at ms-63, not sure whats going on around the neck area, rusted dies?
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63 due to the hard hit on the cheek. Those dies were awfully rusty and worn out.
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One of the highest mintage Morgan dollars. I would also think the orange peel is a result of over-worked dies. I'm at MS63 and like the lip clashing. Check for a doubled ear when you get her. The price seems good. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Some serious orange peel, MS-62. Hits are just in the wrong place.
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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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Reshot the reverse as it came out blurry initially.   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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Still 63 in my book
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I know you don't generally care much about the varieties, but with the coin in hand, go to VamWorld and check out 1889 VAM-3a. The orange peel in front of the neck is a characteristic of that particular die. You should also see that some of the stars and, perhaps the date, appear to "sink" into the fields somewhat. If the markers match, that explains the "rusty" look.
It's a nice coin that would be close to a 64 if not for that unfortunate reeding hit on the cheek. Well-bought in my book.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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