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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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Pillar of the Community
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Wow! Stunner! Are there even any marks on it? Superb Gems are hard to call by photo, but I will say MS-68
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice! I'll say MS-66.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's a nice Morgan - 66+
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Pillar of the Community
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MS-67. What type of holder is it in?
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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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MS-69  Is it yours? |
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Wow! That one must have landed on a feather pillow when it was ejected. The ONLY things I can see are the tiny mark in front of Liberty's eye (on the holder?) slight scuffing around her nostril and something going on above the eagle's right wing.
If the photos are true to life, this is among the nicest Morgans I've seen. I'm guessing MS68 based on the photos. Beautiful.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Nice one, I say MS67. The 1880 S and 1881 S seem to have more high grade examples than other years, including DMPL, PL examples.
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09/09/2024 08:27 am
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Beautiful, 66+, maybe 67.
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As many of you already know, this coin sat in both of Jack Lee's top Morgan dollar registry sets. I guess this is as close to perfect as Morgans get. No 70s as far as I know in this series. Do I own it? No, but it is for sale for $265,000 if you have money to burn.  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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Wow, they don't get much better.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hmmmmmmm, thought you owned it.  |
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Not really into collecting the finest graded common coin.
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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It's a beauty BUT, for $265k I wouldn't be spending that on a common date coin.
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Posted 09/07/2024 6:49 pm
