1860 Abraham Lincoln Medal. Copper. 38 mm. DeWitt-AL 1860-12, Cunningham 1-40C, King-12. MS-63 (NGC).Deep olive-brown patina to most areas, the color a bit curious and suggesting that this piece has been retoned. A sharply struck example with just a few faint, well scattered carbon spots. It is reported in Sullivan that original medals of this type were struck in white metal, while other fabrics are restrikes from the original dies in the possession of John F. McCoy in 1864. John was the brother of Ramsey McCoy, who was a leading collector of political pieces, and considered in 1868 to have the foremost collection. This was reported in the 1868 American Journal of Numismatics. Russell Rulau, in his update on W.S. Bakers Medallic Portraits of Washington, associates Ramsey with these dies (albeit indirectly) in his commentary on Baker-89.
