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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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Valued Member
United States
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63. Cheek chatter but I'm struggling with the lighting maybe It's just me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm at MS-63 as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Tough one, looks slightly better than an average 63, but not nice enough for 64. High end MS-63.
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Bedrock of the Community
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the 89(P) can come in soft so the breast is pretty normal for the year. looks like some spotting and chatter here and there. nothing that would say MS62 but not clean enough for a 64. process of elimination MS63
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice luster, agree with everyone at MS-63.
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Pillar of the Community
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I think the photo may over-emphasize the neck and cheek marks, but there is additional chatter on the cap and eye. I agree with MS63, but it may pull a 64 on a good day.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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I agree with MS-63 here. It has the look of a silver rush era bag coin, with nice original luster and one side (the reverse here) with far fewer contact marks than the other. By itself, the reverse would easily make MS-64/64+.
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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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Trying to figure out what those lines are in the southeast quadrant of the obverse are. They don't look like scratches but maybe clash marks?   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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Not a die clash. Looks like a long scratch to me. Surprising that it didn't show at all on the seller photos. I think that would definitely detail the coin. Looks like possibly a VAM-42 by the way.
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Bedrock of the Community
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better photos. still at MS63
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Not a die clash. Looks like a long scratch to me. Surprising that it didn't show at all on the seller photos.  Your photos are much better than the originals. I'll narrow down my estimate at MS63 with these new photos. If those lines turn out to be scratches, it will detail the coin as stated above. I might ask for a refund since they didn't show up in the seller's photos. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Posted 10/26/2025 08:56 am
