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Unknown [Lincoln and Hamlin 1860 election token]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08499.02 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 token ; 2.5 cm. Order a Copy

Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top. Same as .01.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891

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