LINCOLN 1860 TOKEN WITH AERIAL VIEW OF SPLIT RAIL FENCE ACCENTED BY ROOSTERS, BIRDS AND SQUIRREL.
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$229.60 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction 193 - Part I
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Item Description
Larger size 1-3/8" (35mm) medal of white metal listed as DeWitt/Sullivan 1860-25. Front has high relief portrait facing left surrounded by star circle and text "Abraham Lincoln Republican Candidate For President 1860." Reverse enclosed text reads "The Great Rail-Splitter Of The West Must & Shall Be Our Next President." Surrounding these words are lines representing split log rails stacked 3 high and in an octagonal shape. According to DeWitt's count, "upon the fence rails are perched 7 roosters, 24 birds and 1 squirrel, thus making a total of 32 - to coincide with the number of states in the Union." DeWitt notes the dies were cut by George Lovett, then only 36. Couple slight discoloration marks on the obverse right bkg. but still vast majority of luster remaining. Reverse is N. Mint.
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