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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
United States
36678 Posts |
Possibly an MS-64. I would have taken a chance on this one also. Hope you got it for a good price.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say MS-64.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2140 Posts |
numismatic student This is what I was able to make of it, hope it helps with your decision... 
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Bedrock of the Community
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11880 Posts |
Thanks y'all. I think the whole ball of wax revolves around the long vertical line through the cheek. If it's a toning streak it's a win but if it's a scratch it's a flop. Will need to see it in hand.
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
United States
2140 Posts |
I would worry more about the deep scratches on the tip of the nose..  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Interested to see howthat shows up. Could be a lot of hidden surprises when that arrives, let's hope the only surprise is a better looking coin then you expected.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 .......fingers crossed for you......  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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wow. how bad are those original photos! i'd like to see in-hand of the reverse. the 84(O) is pretty much the last of the average strikes for no mint until 98. the obv looks mushy. cant give any assessment on the reverse without a better shot. it does look like a flat breast. I'm only seeing some rub on the obv maybe broken luster on the cheek. the photos are not showing those marks as scratches. I like to see unbroken luster on 64's so using my grading I would call it MS63+. without seeing the reverse |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36678 Posts |
Looks like an MS-64 to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2140 Posts |
numismatic student Very Nice  I'll go with MS63, as the deep scratch on the reverse, under the arrows, and the scratch going up the bridge of the nose prevent it from reaching MS64... IMO
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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the in hand photos look good. due to the original photos, we could not see the bridge of the nose. I dont think it will details the coin. without that I would have given her a 64 grade. I agree with coinforme, its a high end MS63 coin
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United States
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Very nice! |
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