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Extremely Rare Design Type & Size Original 1860 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Ferrotype

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD
Extremely Rare Design Type & Size Original 1860 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Ferrotype
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Extremely Rare Design Type & Size Original 1860 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Ferrotype
1860 ABRAHAM LINCOLN & HANNIBAL HAMLIN Presidential Campaign Ferrotype, 20 mm. Brilliant Choice Extremely Fine or better.


This beautiful and rare Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin Back-to-Back Ferrotype Badge measures 20 mm. (3/4") gilt brass shell with Ferrotype portraits of "Lincoln" and "Hamlin" on either side and identified in text below each image. The brass frame retains all of its original brilliant gilding. The Lincoln portrait is sharp and has a small darker area at the outer rim at bottom, as shown, and as made from the emulsion. The Hamlin portrait is also sharp with nice contrast. Specialist collectors will recognize this example as being of a very rare type and size. We are aware of only one other example similar. A highly important and desirable addition for any Lincoln or political campaign collection.