New York, New York. "1776" Bliss & Hutchinson. Bowers NY-3783. Gilt brass. 35 mm. Mint State.，Obverse: Liberty Head double eagle motif, with the date 1776 below. Reverse: Advertisement printed in black on orange heavy card in eight lines, BLISS & HUTCHINSON, / GUNS [hollow letters] / PISTOLS, &c. / BASE BALL / GOODS. / Traveling Bags, / &c. / 61 Chambers St. New York. The shell has nearly full gilt surfaces and a curious almost burnished finish which we suspect is as made because it does not appear intact where the gilding is lost on the cheek. The orange card is bright and clear, with no defects. The Bowers plate piece and with a provenance to David Proskey.，Ex David Proskey; F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr, May 1983; Steve Tanenbaum, 2011; Q. David Bowers Collection.，
