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Lot 1225:1866 Abraham Lincoln Mourning Medal

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Lot 1225:1866 Abraham Lincoln Mourning Medal
<b>Medals</b><hr><b>Rare White Metal 'Salvator Patriae' Medal</b>

<b>1866 Abraham Lincoln, 'SALVATOR PATRIAE,' Mourning Medal struck in White Metal, Zabriskie 3, Choice Prooflike Uncirculated.</b>
Rarity 8. 83 mm. Only 16 Bronze and but a few (About 3-4) White Metal examples of this medal were Struck, before the dies broke and became unusable. This was the first medal produced by the American Numismatic Society and the cost overruns were excessive. A rather large and thick sized medal in White Metal, with a high relief bust of Lincoln facing right on the obverse, the legends 'SALVATORE PATRIAE' surrounding. Tiny letters below the bust indicate that the dies were engraved by Emil Sigel. The reverse shows a wreath encircling the following, multiline inscription:
'IN MEMORY OF THE LIFE ACTS AND DEATH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BORN FEBRUARY 12, 1809. DIED APRIL 15, 1865.' Tiny letters on a thin scroll woven through the wreath read: 'PUB. BY THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY NEW YORK 1866.'
The example we offer here has bright, Prooflike surfaces and only a couple of extremely minor rim bruises. The large size and high relief of this medal make it a real standout.