Based on the shifter I'm thinking it's a Hercumatic or whatever Hercules called their Sturmey Archer clone. I'm thinking more and more that it's a pre-1960 bike which means pre-Raleigh ownership of Hercules.
And $75 for the Centurion seems like a pretty good deal for both parties.
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