Lincoln-Hamlin Ferrotype, 1860. DeWitt AL 1860-101, King 146. Brass, 25.4mm. About Uncirculated overall. Obv. Beardless Lincoln ¾ l. Rev. Hannibal Hamlin ¾ r. Full names appear over distinctive, short palm-like sprays. Brass is lightly toned, Hamlin portrait distinctly darker. The example in Sotheby's Zabriskie Sale brought $800 in June 1999.
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