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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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EF details. Rim nicks and nick on the ribbon.
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Pillar of the Community
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2167 Posts |
I agree with IndianGoldEagle, "EF-Details"
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Pillar of the Community
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1502 Posts |
45 straight, I think it gets a pass. Nice original coin. What's going on in front of the forehead?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I've seen worse get straight grades. Ya can't details every 153 year old coin just because it has a nick on it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree with the EF grade.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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What's going on in front of the forehead? I don't know. Interested in examining that more closely when it comes in. 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
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Nice and higher grade 1872 cents are tough to locate. Aside from the area NW of the forehead, I think this could straight grade as EF-45.
The area in front of the forehead is a fairly even square. That concerns me. The square has some deep scratches in and around it that look like they have been tooled. If so, I believe PCGS would give it a 94 code for altered surfaces. With those scratches and the 3:30 and 9:30 opposing rim disturbance, I also wonder if this coin may have been in or on a tie tack or cufflink.
I agree, in hand you will be able to see this much more clearly. I hope it's OK, because the rest of this coin sure looks nice.
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Moderator
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Straight EF. No details or other exceptions.  |
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Valued Member
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I looked at PCGS online photo grading and it should at least qualify as XF 40.
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Bedrock of the Community
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11888 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.comEdited by numismatic student
11/26/2025 2:23 pm
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Moderator
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Looking good, or should I say, extra fine!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice Indian cent, numismatic student. I'll grade it VF-30 - EF-40 Details , depending on how I feel while grading it.  Edited by CoinForMe
11/26/2025 3:07 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's looking great! Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm not liking it at that price. the square in front of the forehead is a concern as stated and the ribbon hit as well as what looks like some missing metal right above the eye in the new photos.
i have it at XF40. if it straight graded at that, it would be about a $400 coin. I have my doubts. if it was mine I think i'd send her back.
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Posted 11/21/2025 9:24 pm
