SUPERB NEAR MINT TO MINT SET OF 1860 CANDIDATES FERROTYPES.
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Item Description
Outstanding condition and matching designs are the hallmarks of this quartet showing the 1860 presidential candidates on the obverse with their running mates on the reverse. Each piece has the candidate's full name on the front along with the date of "1860" while reverse depicts full name of vice presidential candidate also each dated "1860." All are 25mm (1") and holed as made. The DeWitt/Sullivan numbers are Lincoln 1860-96. This has just the most trivial tiny area of luster loss on the lower right of the Hamlin side. Overall superb NM with the Lincoln side displaying Mint and featuring flawless emulsion on the portrait. Douglas is 1860-34. Near flawless with just a 1/8" long spot without luster on the upper right edge above the ferrotype portrait of Johnson. The Douglas side is Mint and both ferro surfaces are near flawless. The Bell is 1860-29. NM luster and near flawless emulsion surfaces. The Breckenridge is 1860-21A. This is a minor variety in that the obverse has two leaf designs on the rim rather than three and there is no period following the name "Breckenridge." Luster and the Breckenridge ferro are essentially Mint. The surface of the Lane ferro has microscopic texturing but showing only if viewed with a magnifier and in certain light angles. To the naked eye it also is Mint. Overall condition of all 4 pieces is superb. A full set of the highest quality.
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