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Pillar of the Community
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Hello all--I am strongly considered picking up this coin, but it is not mine yet. Do you think it holds its own as a solid coin? How would you grade it?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't see any wear. MS-62.
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I would choose one that has more even, creamy luster. Since you are a type collector and this would be your only example, I would try to find one with better eye appeal. They are out there.
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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Can't argue, but so much depends on the price. I'd like to see different pics of the obverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
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In the reverse, I think I see a clashed arrowhead above DO in DOLLARS. Looks like there is some clashing there and elsewhere that doesn't match the obverse devices, so thinking that this was clashed with coin die of another denomination. More concerning is the enlarged pictures of the obverse show some lines/shapes in the right field. Maybe a small rectangle or scribble. May just be the pictures, but not something anyone likes to see. May also be more clashing.  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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Thanks for your feedback so far--here is a picture of the entire slab to give a better impression of the coin's color and luster.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Gold coins aren't my thing...yet...but I'll go with 63
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-62.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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NGC called this one a 61. It looked pretty cool to me for a 61--I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Thanks, @Numismatic Student for drawing my attention to the obverse fields more. For a silly personal reason I really want an 1855 one over an 1854. Thanks everyone for your opinions and time!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like Frog nailed this one.
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Edited by Adam590
10/03/2024 8:23 pm
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Posted 09/05/2024 2:43 pm
