New York, Utica. 1867 T.L. Kingsley & Son Great Wardrobe. Bowers NY-9540. Silvered brass. 38 mm. About Uncirculated.，Obverse: Federal spread eagle motif, stars around, date below. Reverse: Orange heavy card printed in black with advertisement in five lines, T.L. KINGSLEY & SON, / GREAT / WARDROBE, / 110 & 112 / Genesee Street, Utica, N.Y. Traces of the original silvering remain at the center, while the remaining surface has mellowed to deep olive. Soft luster and a bit of light fingerprinting, but nothing at all to distract the eye. The card is rich orange with no losses and just minor handling. Extremely rare. One of just two or three known according to the Bowers reference where this is plated.<p>T.L. Kingsley also had a store in New Haven, Connecticut that issued shell cards. Kingsley issued a hard rubber token at the Utica address and also had stores in Auburn and Rome, New York, although no shell cards are known from these locations.，Ex Steve Tanenbaum; Q. David Bowers Collection.，
