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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7972558, member: 101855"]That Lincoln piece has always been one of my favorites. Many of them had a silver wash when they were issued, as this one once did. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1383084[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1383085[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I had a hard time finding a nice example of this piece because many of them have ruined with a drop of soldier on the reverse. My theory is that a number of these pieces had a stick pin attached so that they could be worn. It may have been done after Lincoln was assassinated and people wore them as mourning pins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two minor varieties of the second piece in your collection. The easiest way to tell is to look for Robert Lovett's (another member of the Lovett die making family) initials on the Lincoln side. One variety has them, and the other doesn't. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1383089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1383090[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1383091[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1383092[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7972558, member: 101855"]That Lincoln piece has always been one of my favorites. Many of them had a silver wash when they were issued, as this one once did. [ATTACH=full]1383084[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1383085[/ATTACH] I had a hard time finding a nice example of this piece because many of them have ruined with a drop of soldier on the reverse. My theory is that a number of these pieces had a stick pin attached so that they could be worn. It may have been done after Lincoln was assassinated and people wore them as mourning pins. There are two minor varieties of the second piece in your collection. The easiest way to tell is to look for Robert Lovett's (another member of the Lovett die making family) initials on the Lincoln side. One variety has them, and the other doesn't. [ATTACH=full]1383089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1383090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1383091[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1383092[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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