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LOT 60 1794 S-51 R4 VF20+ Sharpness near EF40 but there are areas of fine roughness on both sides, strongest on the obverse rim from K-9 to K-12. No verdigris and the only contact marks are two rim nicks, one under the 1 in the denominator and the other over the U in UNITED, plus a light rim bruise over the first A in AMERICA. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Most of the planchet is smooth and this cent has nice eye appeal in spite of the minor issues. EDS, Breen state I. The dies are uncracked but there is an unreported die clashmark at the throat. Graded EF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #35454. Comes with an important provenance $5,500 Ex Charles J. DuPont-Stack’s Anderson DuPont Sale 9/24/1954:76-Dorothy I. Paschal-Robert Carter-Chris McCawley 11/1998-Chuck Heck Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:298 (includes the Heck collection envelope and last lot ticket)

LOT 61

1794 S-51 R4 VG8 Sharpness F12 with too many marks for the sharpness grade including several minor rim bruises on both sides and a nick on the eyebrow. Most of the planchet is smooth but there are some tiny pits at the Y in LIBERTY and others at the bottom of the reverse. No verdigris. Rather glossy medium brown blending to reddish chocolate in protected areas. EDS, Breen state I, with an uncracked obverse. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. $1,500 Wallace, Stack’s12/14/1963:418-Frank Masters, RARCOA 5/14/1971:67-C. F. Gordon, Jr., 1987 EAC Sale, lot 109 (as VG10) (includes the collection envelopes of Hines, Blaisdell or C. D. Smith, and Gordon plus the EAC Sale lot ticket) Ex Henry C. Hines-Clayton

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