Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. 1868 Isaac Townsends Bread Cutter. Bowers-PA-4440, Rulau-679. Brass. 38 mm. AU.<strong>Obv:</strong> Liberty Seated design, similar to that used on the United States Mints silver dollars of 1840 to 1873, with the date 1868 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> Printed inscription ISAAC TOWNSENDS PATENT BREAD CUTTER. / NO. 27 SOUTH 6TH STREET / (image of bread cutting machine) / PHILADELPHIA, PA. on orange paper. The obverse offers attractive tones of golden-olive brown, and the reverse is nearly as made. Manufactured by T.N. Hickcox & Co.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.
