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Picked up this example, the final date in the series and the final date that completes my Capped Bust half dollar date set. Still missing are the 36 reeded, 38-O and 39-O. It will be uphill to acquire the first two. This example looks surprisingly like it was struck on copper and even resembles a so-called "woody" which results from poorly alloyed metals in the planchet. Surfaces look great and the hair above the ear looks pristine. Some striking weakness in the periphery but the central devices look well-struck. 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.comEdited by numismatic student
10/05/2025 9:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice coin! I'll guess AU-58.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like most of the flat areas are strike related. Nice AU-58. Now you need the "O".
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Moderator
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Nice example!  High AU seems right. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree AU-58. Very Nice.
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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.com |
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I like it. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with high AU. Very attractive.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm still at AU-58 straight grade. Nice one!
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very close and possibly a low end MS coin but i'll stick with AU58
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Posted 10/06/2025 08:48 am
