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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
12/14/2025 12:01 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I would give it MS64, very nice coin...
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-65. It doesn't have many marks on it.
Errers and Varietys.
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Solid mid MS example.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's hard to put a grade on a coin using photos. There are a couple of nicks on the lower part of Liberty's neck and some in the field to the left of the wing. I'd put it at MS65.
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Pillar of the Community
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Strike is a little weak, but a beautiful example. I'll guess MS65 if the luster is strong.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
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glare and shadows are a challenge again. typical sharp strike for this year. would like to see the profile better without the glare. blowing up the photo there are quite a few marks and scuffs across it. small reed hit on the neck and some type of metal issue on the bottom of the bust
upper end of MS64...where you find all of these for $50 is amazing
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where you find all of these for $50 is amazing Confucius says:. . . . . Don't believe everything you read... |
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The obverse is nice, and would easily be MS-65. There are three dings on the reverse that are a bit heavy for MS-65. The knock below the eagle's right wing (our visual left) is the heaviest. The dings between the eagle's head and left wing and the ding near the arrows are also noticeable.
Overall, I'm at MS-64+ because of the nice obverse.
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