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Valued Member
United States
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Paid a premium to obtain   |
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Moderator
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Nice looking coin!  |
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Valued Member
 United States
238 Posts |
think a BU grade?
Observe has me a little nervous perhaps its not my best purchase?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think it is close to BU. The feathers in the chest and right leg of the eagle look slightly rubbed. AU58. Nice coin 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
United States
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Very nice coin! I'll also say AU58 but it's very nice for its grade!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74133 Posts |
I agree with the AU-58 grade. It's close to BU. Nice coin!
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10529 Posts |
A light strike from some worn dies. Like you said about the obverse - lots of scratches in the fields.
When you say you paid a "premium" is that a premium over melt or over a price list?
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Valued Member
United States
238 Posts |
As a coin collector I believe silver stackers negatively drive our silver coin market. However as of late with current "silver rush" that's an arguable statement on common date and grade examples. No I purchased this Walker at collectors value. I didn't check values first it was an impulse $185 purchase.
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Pillar of the Community
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Dang! if those "scratches" in the right obverse field aren't cleaning lines...that's a good looking WLH!
I would plop that in my album and call her "GOOD"!
I don't see cleaning lines on the devises.
I think for the price you did pretty ok!
smat
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:
I didn't check values first it was an impulse $185 purchase. If indeed it is at least a 58 that's about an average price. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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the hairlines across the obv. sun, gown on the legs and especially the right field can all be indicators that the coin was cleaned/polished with something. the coin would grade AU58 however the question becomes if those hairlines are normal from circulation. there is a possibility of a details designation.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice coin but not MS. AU-58.
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United States
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Telling me what I was afraid to hear possible details designation. AU-Details would nosedive value. Sometimes the truth hurts, dagnammit.
I'm now thinking its an album filler or a sell coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not such an easy coin to find in high grade. This one has strike weakness at the centers and some faint obverse hairlines plus a noticeable hit next to IN. Luster looks strong. I'd guess it has a chance of grading problem-free 62 or 63 but AU-58 is more likely. Would look good in an album!
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