1865 Medal Cunningham 9-460W White Metal Abraham Lincoln

Coin Details

Auction Record

$56 UNC Details 08-06-2023 eBay

Description

This 1865 white metal medal, cataloged as Cunningham 9-460W, is one of the hundreds of Abraham Lincoln memorial medals produced in the aftermath of the president's assassination on April 14, 1865. The Cunningham catalog, the standard reference for Lincoln medals and tokens, documents this specific variety among the enormous output of Lincoln commemoratives from 1865. White metal was one of the most common compositions for Lincoln memorial medals, allowing mass production at low cost to meet the overwhelming public demand for tokens of mourning and remembrance. The assassination of Lincoln triggered the largest outpouring of medallic commemoration in American history up to that point, with die sinkers, token makers, and medal producers across the country rushing to create memorial pieces. Cunningham 9-460W represents one variety in this vast corpus.

Rarity Notes

Cunningham 9-460W, white metal. 1865 Lincoln memorial medal. Hundreds of varieties exist; individual varieties range from common to very scarce.

Cross References

PCGS #916416; Cunningham 9-460W; Abraham Lincoln, White Metal