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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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Pillar of the Community
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This one looks to be MS63 from the photos, but if the mark across the face is a scratch that will likely turn this into a details grade. Interesting clash marks - need to pair this one up on VamWorld if you see any letter transfer on obv/rev.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
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Yep, from the picture I would also give it a MS63Don't like the rub on the Eagles' chest...  |
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I'll be a contrarian here. I think this is MS-63+ at a minimum and has a decent shot at MS-64. The scratches are mostly light, except for the one west of the nose and lips. There is some frost on the devices, and the surfaces are original.
A lot of the marks are die gouges. I see the die chip just right of center in the inner tailfeathers, and I remember that as a die marker for one of the VAMs, but I can't remember which one. There are strong die clashes, and New Orleans worked this poor die over with the polishing. Check the reeding, because at least one of the VAMS has overlapping reeding.
Nice coin, especially at that price.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-64.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think the scratch under the nose will hold it to MS-63.
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I have it in the lower MS range. I cannot see past the obverse marks.
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