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otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 06/13/2025 3:16 pm I'm finding it hard to grade this coin, as the reverse seems to have worn better than the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff

numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 06/13/2025 5:37 pm Looks low VF. The wing in the cap is worn flat and the obverse fields look abrasively rubbed. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10513 Posts	Posted 06/13/2025 6:30 pm Looks like hairlines all going in the same direction - I'll say VF details - cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73978 Posts	Posted 06/13/2025 9:14 pm I'll say VF, possibly details. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 06/13/2025 9:37 pm It looks cleaned. The lighting isn't good but my guess is F/VF details. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
DoctorBurnzy Pillar of the Community United States 1378 Posts	Posted 06/13/2025 11:57 pm in the cleaned F/VF details camp as well. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 06/16/2025 08:29 am we are also finding it hard to assess this coin as the lighting is not good. it appears that there are hairlines on the surfaces, however, its difficult to say if they are from cleaning or circulation. I'm grading the coin itself and if you want to submit better photos to determine if its cleaned or not. even though the lettering and some of the devices are fairly sharp and would point to a high VF coin, the obv hair around the face and wing are more like a VG coin. the only thing I can think of is some of it is strike related as this is quiet a disparity in wear which typically would not be that different from the opposite side. i'd be comfortable netting the coin at VF25 even with that obv. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36724 Posts	Posted 09/12/2025 09:49 am VF-25 straight grade. Report this Post to the Staff
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