1864 Abraham Lincoln / Freedom to All Men Medal. Musante GW-719, Baker-383, Cunningham 3-060S, King-77, DeWitt-AL 1864-5. Silver. MS-66 (NGC). 32 mm. An exquisite Gem, beautifully toned, over lively prooflike fields. Surfaces are essentially pristine and the eye appeal superb. Clearly finer than the Zabriskie specimen described as having "a few obverse scratches." That piece still realized $1,210 in the 1999 Sothebys sale. A distinctive type by William Key Philadelphia, featuring a small Washington head reverse. Prized by Washington collectors as well as those interested in Lincoln and political pieces, and rare in silver. From the Kessler Collection of Washingtonia.