Seems to coincide with the opening of the Newark (New Jersey) Museum. I wonder if there is a connection?
I found two other items, circa 1920s, of badges manufactured by the W&M Company of Newark, so that much is legit, they clearly were a metals fabricator capable of striking medals.
I looked at the medal again and it could be H and not M, however I found Google references to W & M, but was not looking for W & H. Maybe M died, and W took on H as a new partner. There's a collectibles website called the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., but the search and navigation is so punk that I gave up trying to find anything; they sell Lincoln memorabilia in addition to books.
This should settle the question - https://www.etsy.com/listing/178838...id=178838477&gclid=CPvl6vCzqMUCFYsCaQodzKIA-A And Larry, you still haven't found an answer in 2 years ? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/anyone-know-the-history-of-this-lincoln-medal-bob.227080/ I was kinda surprised by that It even seems that Whitehead & Hoag have their own web store - http://www.diyhomestoreonline.com/pin-6g/Whitehead-Hoag.html And you wish to know more, try these links - https://www.google.ca/search?as_q=n...mages&tbs=&as_filetype=&as_rights=&gws_rd=ssl