New York, New York. 1868 M.J. Dixons Ice Cream Saloon. Bowers NY-4620. Gilt brass. 34 mm. Choice Mint State.,Obverse: Liberty Head double eagle motif. Reverse: Advertisement in seven lines, M.J. DIXONS / ICE / CREAM / SALOON / AND / RESTAURANT / 275 BLEECKER ST. N.Y. Nearly full gilding with an area of pale blue and golden brown toning on the reverse. Satiny and boldly lustrous. One can imagine David Proskey stopping in for an ice cream and a shell card, capturing this one at its source. The only one known to Bowers, and plated in his reference.,Ex David Proskey; F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr., May 1983; Steve Tanenbaum, 2011; Q. David Bowers Collection.,