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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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This one looks lightly circulated to me. I'll say AU. There also could be a weak strike on the breasts of the eagle. I wonder if the coin was ever dipped at some point?
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU-55. Don't shoot the messenger NS, just my opinion based on the breaks in surface texture, color and signs of wear on all the high points on both sides.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, I agree, it does look somewhat circulated... I'll go: AU-50 because my AU-55 looks sharper than this...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3646 Posts |
Weak central strike, but the obverse wear looks more like AU-53 to me. The reverse has an EF-45 appearance, but with the obverse having much less wear, most of the reverse weakness has to be strike weakness. The concentric circles on the reverse are an issue, but interesting. Maybe an old casino coin? I can't tell if it has been cleaned. Overall, I'm at AU-53, probably details from the long scratches on the reverse from the arrows to the upper left wing (our visual right). The 1879-S is loads of fun to VAM. A complete VAM set for this date would be almost a lifetime career. |
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Pillar of the Community
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AU-53 - looks potentially cleaned in the photos.
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United States
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Wreath leaves are also flat/worn. 53
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU55. This coin caught my eye because of the overpolished dies.
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AU55. This coin caught my eye because of the overpolished dies. @paralyse, I see more wear than polished... |
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I like it for a middle AU grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
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with the price of silver its a decent price regardless. AU53/55
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