Fob charm memorializing President Abraham Lincoln, 1865. Copper. OBV: Bust of Lincoln to left, signed H.B. behind head. REV: Inscription around, ABRAHAM LINCOLN/ 15TH APRIL 1865, stars to either side of date; enclosing inscription, MARTYR TO LIBERTY inside beaded border. Integral loop.
Scarce memorial fob charm, dies cut by noted engraver Hugues Bovy of Geneva. Most were struck in brass. A choice, high grade specimen.
