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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3595236, member: 101855&quot;]It probably looks something like this. These are called ferrotypes because the photos are printed on a thin piece of iron. They were the first political pieces to have actual photos of the candidates. The experts say that a few of these were made for the 1856 election, but I have only seen photos and never seen one in person.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Lincoln ferrotypes are actually the most common pieces of this sort. The Lincoln campaign had more money to spend in 1860 than any of his opponents. The Republicans were united; the Democrats were divided between two candidates. T</p><p><br /></p><p>he Lincoln pieces are still expensive because of high demand. A decent Lincoln ferrortype will run from $650 to $850. The rarer ones are more, sometimes much more.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]961276[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]961277[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of the Lincoln pieces with his running mate, Hannibal Hamlin, on the reverse. Lincoln and Hamlin never met before the Republicans nominated Hamlin for vice president in 1860.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]961278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]961279[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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