T. KNOX (curved) / AUBURN. N-Y. on an 1848 Braided Hair large cent. Brunk K-307, Rulau NY-Au 7. Host coin Fine.Thomas Knox was a boot & shoe merchant located in Auburn, NY in the 1870s. Brunk reports only 3 large cents, including this piece. <strong>The Rulau plate coin. </strong>From the Steve Tompkins Collection. Earlier ex Stephen Tanenbaum.