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LOT 46

1794 S-38 R5 F15 Sharpness VF30 with fine roughness under mostly glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. Lighter brown toning covers the highpoints and this cent has nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. No verdigris and the only mark is a minor rim bruise right of the lower part of the neck. MDS, Breen state II. Both of the lumps in the field under the cap are visible, the left lump weaker as always. Nicely struck except for the bottom of the date and the opposing legend at ES OF, which are weak. Graded VF35 net VF20 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VG10 and tied for CC#16, his photo #25056. Comes with a nice provenance. $6,500 Ex John Schreuder 4/1970-Del Bland-Dr. Dane B. Nielsen-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Dr. C. R. Chambers 11/1983-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:168-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. 2005-Chris McCawley, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:83 (includes the Holmes collection envelope, Bland grading card (as net VF20), Grellman grading card (as net F15+), and the last 2 lot tickets)

LOT 47

1794 S-39 R6 G6 Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there is a strong rim dent at TY in LIBERTY and a smaller rim dent below the 17 in the date and over the opposing ES in STATES. The planchet is covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints which are nearly smooth. The only other marks are a few small, shallow pits in the field before the portrait. Rather dull medium gray with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The date is easily readable and the legends are strong. EDS, Breen state I, with an uncracked reverse. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. $2,750 Ex Paul Langseth at the 1994 EAC Convention

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