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Bedrock of the Community
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Picked this up as it completes my Morgan dollar date set. Took longer than I expected to find an attractive example of this date without having to surrender an arm and a leg. Thoughts? Thanks!    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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Not a pro at grading these, but I'll say AU or low MS. I'm thinking AU on this one. I think I can see some minor rub.
Errers and Varietys.
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congrats--nice coin--that was the last one I needed to complete my date set also--   |
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Wow lovely coin no matter the grade, has me wondering about the rev. and lack of breast feathers (weak strike...  ), obv looks great to me (hair,cap and cheek). Got to say on most grading posts I give the coins a quick glance and go with my first instinct, but not with this one..spent a couple of minutes....  and figuring this is a NS purchase has me leaning towards MS-62. NS sellers pictures...right? |
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Thanks @E&V Thanks for sharing your 95o @mikey50. Looks  Thanks @westernsky. @GFs - indeed seller's pictures. I'll follow up with a short video when it comes in. 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
06/04/2025 01:33 am
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very nice! Congrats on completing your date set.
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Looks like a good strike so the lack of detail should indicate wear. I'm at AU50/53. Very nice example.
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Congrats on the date set! I am at AU53
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Ooooooh! Nice one!
Normal date position, so it would be VAM-1, with the centered and upright mm. The seller's photos are a bit fuzzy, so I'll try to err on the low side for now and revise my thoughts after I see your in-hand photos.
I think I'm seeing a touch of wear above the eyebrow and in the center of the cheek. The photos are too fuzzy at the cotton balls to decide if that is strike quality or wear. The reverse is much sharper, and I'm only seeing a touch of what appears to be wear on the eagle's legs, toes, and breast, with little to no wear on the eagle's head. There are a couple small nicks on the reverse, fully consistent with AU to mid-MS. There is one longer N-S scratch on Liberty's cheek, but it isn't deep or distracting. The other contact marks are small and fully consistent with AU to mid-MS. It looks to be at least AU-55 from these pictures.
Very nice 1895-O. I've seen far too many road-rashed pancakes for this date. You found a nice one.
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06/04/2025 12:18 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you for your kind and helpful comments.
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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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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Looks accurately graded and also maxed at 55. What is the spot above the eye? An abrasion? Strike is pretty good for the issue. I'd like to see some toning but the luster wasn't killed by the dip. The ring ding at 6:00 reverse is hidden well by the holder. It would be interesting to see it in a prong holder and other contact marks are minimal. The price was certainly fair enough. If you're happy with it that's what matters. Congratulations on completing your set!
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Good video and much better photos allow me to see (even on my small laptop) what others have mentioned .....wow just looked up prices on this year/mint (holy scoly MS-65...wowwww) and from that website you got a great deal on an AU-55... Congrats on your date set |
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Congratulations on completing your Morgan date set. You concluded with such a lovely example. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Looks like a strong AU53 to me, which makes sense because NGC is often a half grade high to my eye. Regardless of the TPG grade, a very nice example. |
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