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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3392276, member: 101855&quot;][ATTACH=full]901154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901155[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Lincoln medalet is listed with the 1860 campaign pieces, but it was really issued after the election and his inauguration in 1861. Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861 and the firing on Fort Sumter started on April 12, 1861.</p><p><br /></p><p>One rule of thumb is that the campaign pieces show Lincoln without a beard. He grew his iconic beard after he was elected. Legend has it that a young girl, Grace Bedell, wrote him in a letter that he would look better with it. This piece shows Lincoln with his beard which further confirms the date of issue for this item.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is listed in DeWitt was Al 1861-31. Here is a Lincoln railsplitter token for the 1860 splitter which shows Lincoln clean shaven. This piece was made by the Childs token makers of Chicago. Childs made a large number of Civil War tokens.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901156[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901157[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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