Massachusetts--Great Barrington. 1868 Hubbell Stylish Clothing. Bowers-MA-280, Rulau-Unlisted. Gilt Brass. 34 mm. AU.<strong>Obv:</strong> Liberty portrait left, similar to that used on the United States Mints double eagle gold coins of 1849 to 1907, with 13 stars around the border and the date 1868 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> Embossed inscription HUBBELL / STYLISH WELL MADE (on ribbon) / CLOTHING / AT ONE / PRICE / GREAT BARRINGTON. MASS. The obverse has a single spot on Libertys chin and a couple areas where the golden plating was incompletely applied. This rare card was made by T.N. Hickcox & Co. with only four to seven specimens known, according to Q. David Bowers 2014 reference on shell cards.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. The plate card in the 2014 shell card reference by Q. David Bowers. Collector tag with attribution notation included.
