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Probably an easy one to get right but none the less still fun to see. PS: I love the new image upload process. Where you got her?!   |
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63
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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I agree with the MS-63 grade.
Errers and Varietys.
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low end on eye appeal. looks like some luster still hanging around. looks like she was improperly stored. AU58, high end MS62. fingerprint in front of nose. decent hit across the jaw
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Pillar of the Community
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Can't tell what's under that toning...I'll go with 62
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Looking at the breast feathers and hair above the ear, AU-58 slider.
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This is a busy coin. There's a lot going on here. The surface has been disturbed on the upper cheek between the eye and the front of the ear. I'm not sure if that is a planchet flaw / lamination or damage from removing a corrosion spot. It looks like carbon spots have been reduced or removed to the left of the sixth right star, below "BUS" of PLURIBUS, behind the eagle's head, and at ONE and the "D" of DOLLAR. as well. The large fingerprint and toning suggest that the coin has been cleaned or mishandled after dipping. The impression from the nose to the hair, the scratch on the jaw, and the ding on the eagle's breast are fairly deep and on the central devices. It's a bit "iffy" whether this is a weaker strike or wear or a combination, but I can't see clear evidence of wear on the eagle's talons or the wing tips. If the obverse disturbance ISN'T a planchet flaw or lamination, I'm at UNC Details, 98 code for spot removals. If the obverse disturbance IS a planchet flaw or lamination, on a bourse floor the underlying technical grade would be MS-63, but the eye appeal would be lacking. In that case, unless a VAM warrants a premium, this coin would be a hard sell because of the common date. |
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dang FC, you have some good eyes.
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