New York--Jamestown. "1776" Prager Bros. Bowers-NY-2740, Rulau-527. Brass. 35 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 apocryphal date 1776 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> Inscription PRAGER BROS., / DEALERS IN / MENS AND BOYS / CLOTHING / GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, / HATS, CAPS, FURS / &C. / 5 E. THIRD ST. / ALAN HOUSE HOTEL, JAMESTOWN, N.Y. The paper is nearly pristine, and the obverse retains much of the original gold finish. This rare type was made by T.N. Hickcox & Co., and there are only two or three examples known per the 2014 Bowers reference.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.