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This is a 1864 ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1″ CAMPAIGN FERROTYPE, VERY RARE IMAGE-EXC CONDITION & FROM AN OLD-TIME COLLECTION! THIS IS A PIECE THAT OUR FIRM SOLD DECADES AGO TO ONE OF OUR GOOD CUSTOMERS, AND REPURCHASED LAST WEEK AT THE ORLANDO F.U.N. SHOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE IT BACK! EMANATING FROM LINCOLN’S 1864 CAMPAIGN, THIS IS ARGUABLY THE RAREST IMAGE OF LINCOLN TO EVER APPEAR ON A FERROTYPE. IN THIS LARGER 1″ FORMAT, IT MAY WELL BE UNIQUE. THE IMAGE SHOWS AN ARTIST’S RENDITION OF LINCOLN, AS THIS IS NOT FROM A MATTHEW BRADY PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, AS MOST OTHERS ARE. “ABRAHAM LINCOLN” IS PROMINENTLY LOCATED ATOP HIS IMAGE BETWEEN 11:00 AND 1:00. THE YEAR “1864” IS FOUND AT 6:00 AND TWO STARS FLANK LINCOLN’S PORTRAIT ON EITHER SIDE. THE IMAGE QUALITY IS CRISP WITH GREAT CONTRAST AND THE SURFACES DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY CRACKS, CRAZING OR CHIPS WHATSOEVER. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCURACY, THERE ARE SOME SCRATCHES IN THE EMULSIFICATION WHICH CAN BE SEEN UNDER REFLECTED LIGHT, BUT THAT’S IT. THE BACK METAL RETAINS MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL FINISH AND THE ORIGINAL PIN IS INTACT. WERE THIS A COIN, WE WOULD GRADE IT XF. CONSIDERING THAT THIS IS LIKELY THE ONLY COLLECTABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY, IN THIS SIZE, AND MANUFACTURED AS A PIN, ALL ELSE REALLY DOESN’T MATTER. LINCOLN COLLECTORS, HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO ACQUIRE AN EXTRAORDINARY RARITY IN WONDERFUL CONDITION, AND ONE THAT LIKELY WON’T SHOW UP AGAIN ANY TIME SOON! Our commitment is to provide you with quality coins and collectibles at the best possible prices. This piece is no exception. Please note, the coin and collectibles markets do fluctuate, and prices occasionally will change. In this rare circumstance, we will contact you first to verify your order.
