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THE DOWNING-DR. SHELDON S-54

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LOT 64 1794 S-54 R3 VF35+ Very attractive glossy medium olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and nearly flawless, just lightly worn on the highpoints. A choice cent for the grade. A small planchet chip near the dentils left of the bottom of the cap may help identify this cent. M-LDS, Breen state III, with die clashmarks on both sides. The obverse of this cent is plated on page 26 of the 1979 Morley grading book for 1794 cents to illustrate the VF35 grade of the variety. The H and D in HUNDRED are filled with yellow ink indicating prior ownership by Homer Downing. Graded EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census (reason for any deduction unknown), his photo #24038. Bland says VF35 and tied for CC#5. Comes with a great provenance. $14,500

Alfred Bonard-Del Bland-Carl Windon-Del Bland-Dr. Robert A. Schuman-Del Bland 3/13/1986-Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/1988:71 (includes the Smith collection envelope and Halpern lot ticket)