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Bedrock of the Community
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Sold a quarter-ounce gold eagle and purchased 17 Morgan dollars. These ended up being about $49.96 per coin. They were in a box marked BU but it is likely that it had some sliders and all were common date. Tried to pick out the best ones in the box. Will post one a day so as to not bury other threads looking for grading. As always, I welcome your 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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UNC Details. I really like this one, looks like another interesting clasher. If not for the scratch around 6:30 of the Reverse I'd have it at MS64 minimum.
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Pillar of the Community
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Except for the aforementioned scratch, the reverse could reach MS65. Hard to tell what's going on with the obverse: milk spots, discoloration, and loss of luster.
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What's going on with the obverse rim just past 9 o'clock? Ding? Missing a small chunk?
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What's going on with the obverse rim just past 9 o'clock? Ding? Missing a small chunk? I'm guessing you mean 3 o'clock. Not sure but the image enlarges clearly for a better look.  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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Yes, just past 3 o'clock. My apologies. It was just past 9 o'clock when I typed the question.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'lm guess MS-64.
Errers and Varietys.
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i dont think one small edge hit would detail this one. the eye appeal of the obv will keep her out of MS64 box imo. I think this occurred from improper storage. you could try to acetone it but I doubt it would make a difference. very difficult to determine amount of luster on the obv.
i think i'd have to net it MS63 due the obv and the one ding. one must keep in mind that a grade really needs to reflect what the value of the coin would be and imo its not at a full retail value for an MS64 coin.
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Nobody other Unimpossible and halfamind than is worried about the scratch between E / D on the reverse? Afraid it is details for me. I don't often dip coins, but this would be one I would because the obverse was not properly washed from a previous dip.
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Nobody other Unimpossible and halfamind than is worried about the scratch between E / D on the reverse? I see it but don't think it's significant enough to detail it. As it sits with the subdued obverse luster I guess MS63. |
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I'm a bit surprised as well @psuman08. That looks like a staple scratch to me, and not a light one. I'd be very surprised if PCGS, for example, straight-graded this one - particularly with their grade guarantee.
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I'm with BH1964 on the scratch. its minor and not in a key area of the coin. there is always a chance a TPG would detail it, however, I think there's a better chance it would slab straight |
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