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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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Pillar of the Community
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Tough one. I want to say up to mid-VF because it appears to be a weak strike. The star at 11 seems almost UNC.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say VF.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i agree. the strike issues really stand out on this one. this is a cool coin though. looks all original to me.
net VF30
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Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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nice coin |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Definitely some strike issues. Outer edges have bold detail. Nice EF-40.
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Pillar of the Community
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Tough one to grade because of the strike issues. Just looking at the better struck areas of the coin, I agree with IGE, this looks EF-40-ish. Maybe a tapered planchet or a tilted die?
My one concern is the old cleaning / wiping. The parallel lines run across the devices (see the neck and the eagle's head and right wing), and do stand out a bit. IMHO, PCGS would detail it and CAC would have an endless fit over it. That said, it looks bourse floor acceptable to my eyes, and I think this one would sell better raw than in a details slab.
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Bedrock of the Community
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11880 Posts |
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
10/04/2025 4:30 pm
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