1864 Abraham Lincoln. DeWitt-AL 1864-103. Ferrotype, Gilt Brass. 21.5 mm. Very Fine.Pierced for suspension, as made. Lincoln portrait 1, after a photograph taken by Matthew Brady in February 1864. Shell lightly dulled on the front with scattered encrustation, the reverse remaining bright and fresh. Both images with light cracks, the Johnson image also with minor dark color here and there around the edge, although both are crisp and fully appreciable.From the Ralph A. Edson Collection. Cardboard 2x2 with attribution notation included.
