78-S in Cincinnati Art Museum Collection auction back in 1977
Lew
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I received this coin in a recent Stack’s Bowers(SB) auction.
The auction lot description said nothing about being in a prior auction
I have not yet contacted SB to ask if they know anything about the Cincinnati Art Museum Collection auction.
I did check the Cincinnati Art Museum 
website but didn’t find anything.
This is a long shot (way back in 1977) but anyone here familiar with this auction?
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Searched 'Cincinnati Art' at NNP
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There were several results but all seemed to be just stating it happened and was:
cincinnati art 112pp 1437 Lots
Might be more there if you spend more time looking but then maybe not.
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The Cincinnati Art Museum was not the only consignor in this particular sale
There was a specialized collection of pattern coins (including some nice Indian Head cents and Flying Eagle cents in the sale also “H&B” , “G.M.H” and a “Southern Consignment” There were a number of nice Trade dollars and rare gold coins in the sale l;Ike a
64-S Eagle, 61-S Paquet, the 1865 S 865 / inverted 186 Eagle, and an 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle..
There was an 1878-S Morgan described as deep blue in a lot of 6 coins. All Morgans 78 CC 79 BU, 79 O EF 79CC Fine 79 S BU pg. 47 lot 727
Catalog at https://archive.org/details/ancientmoderncoi1977stac_a5h0
I found the auction catalog using the Neuman Numismatic Portal.
Don't know which 78-S I got as there were two in the auction.
Lot 726 had a 78 7TF, 78-CC and 78-S
Lot 727 had a 78-S, 78-CC, 79-P, 79-O, 79-CC