Does Anyone Have Any Info on this 1909 Lincoln Boston American Newspaper Medal?

I recently bought this because of it's fantastic bluish/purple toning, but I don't know much about it. Does anyone know anything about this medal, its history, why it was made, its value? It's about the size of a half dollar. Thanks!

By the way, I took these photos with my handy dandy new Dino Lite Microscope camera! They're not great, but they're not too bad either.

 

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Cool medal. Mine is no where near as nice. Produced by the Whitehead & Hoag Company of New York, see inside rim at bottom of reverse. I have learned that the Sunday American gave one to each of their subscribers on the occassion of the 100 th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.

 

Thanks for the info PennyGuy. I ended up googling this medal and did find some of the same info you just mentioned. Also, I found that it's only worth maybe what I paid (around $10), but I love the toning on this particular one.

 

Pretty nice toning and it's pretty cool too.
Bob