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Pillar of the Community
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I would like to hear your thoughts on where this coin could grade. Thanks for all opinions!    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU55. Looks like a weak strike across the feathers.
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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Very nice coin!
I could very well be off on the grade here, but I'm seeing a bit more wear on the feathers, ribbon, and hair and on the wreath and bow. I'm tentatively in the EF-40 range here. This coin has great eye appeal. I love the woody. Nice original coin.
Cherrypick? I think I see something grinning at me on top of and on the lower serif of the mint mark.
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Cherrypick? I think I see something grinning at me on top of and on the lower serif of the mint mark. I think that may be a hit and some dirt grinning at you. I do see what you see in that reverse photo, though. It was still a Cherry-Pick, mint-mark cherry-pick. This coin was listed on an auction as a Philly. There were five watchers, but only one other bidder noticed the S. My sniper shot was bigger than his.  |
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Love the wood grain!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I wanted to add these flip photos. I do like the eye appeal of the coin.   |
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I do like the eye appeal of the coin. Indeed.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Really like the wood grain affect!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm thinking AU. Nice IHC! Errers and Varietys.
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It is a pretty coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Happy with this.   |
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Nice! The CAC view looks great, with a nice woodgrain.
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Posted 10/21/2025 2:19 pm
