Abraham Lincoln 1860 token help?

[Merf]

I found this last week and it was corroded to a green color and I thought it was trash.
I got around to trying to clean it up and after 2 hours in the tumbler the words Abraham Lincoln 1860 became readable.
Any help IDing it is appreciated TIA Merf

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Wow what an incredible find, a campaign medal from the 1860 US presidential election.
http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/lot_detail.aspx?auctionno=13210&SessionNo=1&LotNo=34



This campaign button represents an early use of photography to advertise an American presidential candidate. Lincoln relied on photography, a fairly new new technology in 1860, to make himself better known during the campaign.

 

[nyiangelo]

Sweet find there.

 

[rvrpilot]

Good find, i found one like it last winter in jersey co il ,then 2 weeks later found his opponents(Dougles) token .

 

[Merf]

Thanks for the ID BCH

Thanks Angelo----Thanks Pilot

 

[PBK]

Great find!

And nicely done on the ID, too, BCH!

 

[Airborne80]

Killer find!!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Diggergirl found one of these last year.


http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,154212.0.html (first reply)


Congratulations Merf on such a great find!


Regards,



Buckles

 

[Don in SJ]

Those are neat finds, I know my friend found on near Albany NY, I think his had the photo there but not recognizable as Lincoln.

Don

 

[spartacus53]

What a great relic , too bad the portrait was missing

 

[johnnyi]

Merf, you might have fun making a high resolution scan of the origianal portrait to lay in there for display purposes.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Merf, you might have fun making a high resolution scan of the origianal portrait to lay in there for display purposes.

Great idea!

 

[Merf]

Thanks PBK

Thanks Airborne

 

[Merf]

Thanks Buckles

Thanks Don

Thanks Spatacus

 

[Merf]

Merf, you might have fun making a high resolution scan of the origianal portrait to lay in there for display purposes.

Thanks Johnny Great Idea.

Here is my first try.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Theres a better Lincoln in Buckles post. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,154212.0.html

 

[Merf]

Theres a better Lincoln in Buckles post. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,154212.0.html

Thanks BCH-------I will work on upgrading the photo.