1809 (ca. 1860s) Abraham Lincoln / Robbins, Royce & Hard Mule. First Reverse. Cunningham 28-1540N, King-630, DeWitt-AL 1860-73B, Miller-NY 689. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. 19 mm. Gem Mint State.A lustrous and attractive Gem with pretty tannish-apricot and pale pink toning. The standard reference on Lincolniana, <em>Lincoln in Numismatics</em> by Robert P. King, includes an erroneous reference to nickel strikings of this type, which we believe refers to copper-nickel impressions, as here. The 2015 reference <em>Lincolns Metallic Imagery</em> by Paul A. Cunningham, follows suit with its 28-1540N attribution for nickel strikings which, again, we believe refers to copper-nickel pieces. Neither DeWitt nor Rulau list nickel strikings from these dies, although both list copper-nickel impressions. With a mintage of 250 pieces, this is the most readily obtainable metallic composition of this muling.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Earlier ex our (Bowers and Ruddys) New York Public Library Collection sale, October 1982, lot 3054; Richard Rossa. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included.
