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Bedrock of the Community
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$67. #7 of 40 acquired recently. Recently I purchased 40 slabbed Morgan dollars (36 ANACS, 3 PCGS and 1 ICG) and will post one a day alongside one Peace dollar. I paid an average of $67 for the 40 coins. This time I will post the grade of the coin 2 days after and this time we can compare our grades with those of TPGs. Thoughts? Thanks!    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
01/08/2026 7:18 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Kinda baggy. I'll say MS-62.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll give it the benefit of the doubt - 63
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Pillar of the Community
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Above average strike for the year/mint. MS-62
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Pillar of the Community
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The nose ding and the hard contacts on the cheek make this one MS-62 for me. It's a decent coin for the grade, with a better strike than many, but subdued luster like most of this date. I'm seeing a lot of small die cracks on this coin, so be sure to VAM it. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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average strike of the year. broken luster in areas. I think its UNC.
so I'm at a low end MS63
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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
01/09/2026 8:49 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Agree, not a 62. As a buyer, it would be a 63 to me. The hit directly on the tip of the nose looks deep and is distracting to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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MS62 is too low for this coin, however, with the broken luster on the obv, blotchy toning affecting eye appeal and number of marks, scratches and scuffs I can see it at MS64. I can see the reverse at 64 but they tend to be better side in most cases and I add more weight to the obv. there isn't much price difference between 63 and 64 just a few dollars so its not that big a deal.
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Pillar of the Community
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To me, the railroad track edge knock from the lips to the hair, the dings on the nose, and the amount of small chatter in the obverse fields hold this one back from MS-63. The reverse is better, and would make MS-63+/64. I'm still at a bourse floor MS-62. I can't look past the obverse knocks. They are in the wrong places and just too obvious, and the selection pool for this date is pretty deep. JMHO, and that and fifty cents may buy a half cup of day old gas station coffee.
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With the new photos, I would pay MS-64 money for it.
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I think ICG holders add a touch of class for common-date uncs, but I might question this grade. Just a bit too much light chatter.
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