LINCOLN 1864 BERGER $5 BILL POSE TINTYPE IN MOTHER OF PEARL CASE.
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Winning Bid:
$472.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
.75x2.5x3" case. Sixteenth plate tin type is mounted in embossed paper carte de visite (CDV) w/top and bottom paper margins trimmed to fit in the brass frame housed in the floral motif case. Mount & case have moderate wear, Fine. Tintype has a trivial vertical ridge that just catches reflected light otherwise extremely clean w/superb contrast and clarity. Exc. Often referenced as the "$5.00 Bill Pose" this iconic image of the 16th President was taken by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington, DC studio Feb. 9, 1864. Bob Westerman Collection.
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