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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.comEdited by numismatic student
11/29/2025 11:12 am
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This could be a really fun coin to VAM, with lots of die breaks and polishing lines. It looks like a nice solid MS-63 to me. The cheek gash probably holds it back from MS-64. The other field marks and the nicks on the eagle's breast wouldn't be excessive for MS-64. The obverse toning is a bit of an eye appeal issue, and there are a couple spots from the center of the cheek to just below the jaw that might warrant keeping an eye on changes over time. I prefer originality to dipping, but this one may be worth a discussion about what the obverse would look like after a quick dip. Really solid coin, and a good bargain now at that price. |
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That obverse toning is not great, but a good deal for sure. MS-63
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm at MS-63.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm also at MS63, but I don't like the spotting!
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Bedrock of the Community
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MS-63. Looks like some spotting from and improper dip and rinse.
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Looks like some spotting from and improper dip and rinse. That was my first thought.  Still, an MS coin. |
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this one was improperly stored. give her an acetone bath but I'm not sure how much that would help. as she sits MS62+ if you can get the eye appeal up a notch it would push it over the line
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Posted 11/28/2025 7:46 pm
