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United States
751 Posts |
I am excited about this one! I like the look of the coin because 1) it is a better strike than many I have seen in higher grades (save 4 to 5 o'clock on the reverse, which matters less to me than the shield on the obverse and the stars/rays on the reverse) and 2) it didn't cost and arm and a leg. How would you grade it?   Edited by Adam590
01/20/2025 6:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
877 Posts |
Def not my area, but both sides look very clean and free of dings or anything else. I'll go MS63 maybe 64.
The only thing I don't like is that spot on the "I" on the obverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10485 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
599 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73777 Posts |
I'll say MS-63.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7001 Posts |
Was going to say 64 but then I thought about this Quote:
1) it is a better strike than many I have seen in higher grades so I'll go with 63 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I hope the discoloration inside the shield did not net it to Environmental damage. Otherwise it does look like it could go 63 or 64.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8515 Posts |
Hard to find one this nice without spending an arm and a leg.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
751 Posts |
Wow. Everyone was super consistent on this one--and that includes PCGS!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10485 Posts |
Just to add - A very nice looking example!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
877 Posts |
Very nice, Adam! I do like the subtle circular toning, especially on the reverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73777 Posts |
Very nice coin, Adam! Looks great too. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36638 Posts |
Nice coin, solid for the grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I agree with the grade also. It's a solid 63, not overgraded, not undergraded.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11880 Posts |
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
 United States
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the slab photos show the luster a lot better. I had it at MS63 also and finding one with a full shield strike is not easy. nice coin. my favorite Shield nickel with those rays. |
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