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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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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-65.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice original looking MS-65. Great buy.
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Bedrock of the Community
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the 87(P) should be bold and sharp. this one is anything but. may have been improperly stored but the photos are not the best, a little blurry. the high points of devices may be cabinet rub. another tough call for me. the eye appeal is on the lower end and imo could lower it a point. I'm at MS63 without better photos
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Pillar of the Community
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Agree with @panzaldi's points. I love the die cracks! Without new photos, I'll go with MS63. There is evidence of environmental issues on the neck, and the color is "odd" (possibly from improper cleaning.) Hopefully, this Morgan looks better in hand.
Looks like the Morgans are easing up in price.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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I can see it at MS-65.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd say MS-64 without better photos. Once you get it in hand, check to see if it might be a later die state of VAM-13.
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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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With these new photos, I could ease up to MS63/64. Concerns are the flat strike (possibly field displacement due to the die coming apart) and metal loss in the lower neck area. I'm a big fan of "cracky" and "clashy" Morgans!
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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