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Valued Member
United States
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Hi! I'm looking for thoughts on grading and any other information on it.  Will be getting it under the microscope soon! &  Thanks!     Edited by Ondiwave
04/19/2025 01:10 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm terrible at grading gold but I'll say MS63.
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
74000 Posts |
I'll guess MS-63 as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10515 Posts |
I have no idea how you guys can grade from those pictures!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7510 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11880 Posts |
Compared to what I'm used to looking at online from amateur sellers, these are clear as day - with two different lighting angles no less. 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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i find these very difficult to determine wear due to the lack of relief in the series add to that glare from lighting and grade assessments could be way off. due to glare in your photos I cannot determine the amount of wear if any. gold is hard enough to grade and with photos even more. its not easy to get decent photos to grade from without the proper setup.
i think you coin is AU. either 55 or 58
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Valued Member
 United States
275 Posts |
Thank you for all the replies. Its a friend of mine's who has had it for like 60 years, since he was a kid. He actually just found it, he thought hed lost it.
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Pillar of the Community
Portugal
655 Posts |
Looks like mine including a few bangs noticeable in the reverse. I can't figure out how these are graded. Stayed away from them when they were cheaper because I couldn't evaluate those I saw on sale.
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Valued Member
United States
275 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
220 Posts |
Beautiful coin. Should bring MS63.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18657 Posts |
with the new photos especially the head shot I'm revising to AU53
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Posted 04/19/2025 8:23 pm
