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Lincoln and Hamlin campaign token with ferrotype portraits, ca. 1860.
Estimate: $800-$1,200
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$4,250
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Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln
Description

[LINCOLN-HAMLIN CAMPAIGN]. A presidential campaign token featuring ferrotype portraits of Lincoln and Hamlin, ca. 1860.



Back-to-back campaign token with obverse featuring a ferrotype portrait of Abraham Lincoln set in a metallic frame reading, "Abraham Lincoln / 1860" and reverse featuring a ferrotype portrait of Hannibal Hamlin set in a metallic frame reading, "Hannibal Hamlin. / 1860". Hole punched in frame, with faded red cloth string threaded and knotted. Overall diameter 1 in. (25 mm). Frame with some scattered soiling and nicking; portraits retain good clarity, with occasional spotting and small imperfections; red cloth string frayed and discolored.

The portrait of Lincoln featured here was produced by photographing the bust of a Currier & Ives print entitled, "Hon. Abraham Lincoln. 'Our Next President'". (Sullivan, p. 196). Not in Sullivan (possibly a variant of King #147).

Provenance:

Louise Taper, Beverly Hills, California


Property from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Foundation