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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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I'll say AU-58 or MS-62.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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8938 Posts |
Slider, what is either trace wear on the brow and cheekbone or strike weakness, hard to tell due to lighting. Either 58 or 61
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1513 Posts |
In between AU and Low MS. There is a lot of shadow over the obverse that makes it hard to gauge.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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3647 Posts |
I agree, AU-58, but with a very clean not-too-baggy appearance.
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Moderator
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AU. I like the subtle rim toning, gives it character.
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Bedrock of the Community
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lots of shadows NS. if you have two light sources I would suggest boxing the coin in with them to help avoid that. the eagle breast is the best location on this coin to see circulation wear. the 85(P) is known for above average strikes. hard to tell due to glare but it may have had a dip. nothing that would detail the coin. with the spotty toning and abrasions I would net grade it down to AU55 value wise
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Pillar of the Community
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I would agree with the AU crowd on this one.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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