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LOT 38

1794 S-31 R1 VF25 Sharpness VF30 but there is a collection of pre-striking planchet chips at ITED that remain visible thanks to the usual weak strike in that area. The only other defects are a small patch of shallow verdigris just right of the base of the 4 and a small planchet flake right of the base of the Y in LIBERTY (as struck). Otherwise this cent is quite nice and the eye appeal is excellent. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the right side of the reverse. MDS, Breen state II. The raised vertical lumps or “chips” in the field under the cap are clear. The date is bold and the legends are strong except for the aforementioned strike weakness at ITE. Struck with the reverse rotated 15 degrees CCW. Comes with a nice provenance. $4,500 Ex Alfred Bonard-Henry J. Berube, New England Coin Co. auction 11/1965 (lot number unknown)-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin’s 1/30/1986:5035-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/1993:541-Stuart A. “Mac” MacDonald, Heritage 9/1997:5059-March Wells 4/2002-Chuck Heck Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:263 (includes the Wells and Heck collection envelopes and the Heritage lot ticket)

LOT 37

1794 S-30 R1 VF25 Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with flowline frost in protected areas on the reverse. The only defects are a rim nick off the end of the pole, some very light hairlines and ticks in the field before the portrait, and a thin diagonal nick on the left top of the N in CENT. MDS, Breen state II late. The die crack through the R in AMERICA fades away in the leaves below the R and there are doubled die clashmarks in the field behind the head. Sharply struck with a bold date and legends. The reverse is rotated 10 degrees CCW. $4,500 Ex Joel Spingarn 6/1997-Chuck Heck Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:262 (includes the Spingarn and Heck collection envelopes and the Heck lot ticket)

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