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Bedrock of the Community
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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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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice coin. Looks to be in VF condition.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like original skin. VF 30, nice pick up.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks nice I'll guess VF30 and 5 points either side of that would not surprise.
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I am missing one date in the Morgan series to complete my date set [1895 still needed] You certainly picked a challenging 1893 example for your date set. Are you considering the 1895 Philly Proof coin to complete the set? Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I am considering it but it depends on what coin is available at the right time and at the right price. Have been looking at proof 95s for a long time and will likely continue looking even if the date set is complete without it.
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! Super original skin, VF35. What a coin!
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Valued Member
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Solid VF. Get it slabbed.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i think there is enough meat on the bone it could make XF40. nice original piece NS
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Pillar of the Community
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That's a nice 1893-S! Add me to the VF-35 group.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think there is enough meat on the bone it could make XF40. nice original piece NS If it graded that high (XF40), which is not totally out of the question, it would be a market grade for minimal contact marks and nice eye appeal. Technically it's a VF+ imo. |
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I'll say EF-40. These tend to be weakly struck.
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Bedrock of the Community
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This is NGC's grade. I think the coin will look darker in hand as the pictures look flooded in light. Coin was initially offered for $7k and was thinking about it when they dropped the price by $400. Then I found a coupon online that knocked the price down another $10 so I pulled the trigger. Not in hand yet. Hopefully it looks as good in hand. Thank you for your kind comments and let me know if you have further thoughts.   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.comEdited by numismatic student
05/20/2025 10:43 am
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This is.a second set of pictures that I was able to extract from the NGC page for this cert. Not as clear as the seller's pics and not as brightly lit. The reverse looks similar but the obverse is where the toning may be more pronounced decreasing the eye appeal.   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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