Lot 77
[ Lincoln, Abraham ] 1861 Civil War Dog Tag with Bust of Lincoln. Choice Condition. During the American Civil War, soldiers were concerned that their bodies would not be identified in the aftermath of a battle because neither the Union nor Confederate government issued identification tags, commonly called "dog tags" On May 3, 1862, a New Yorker named John Kennedy wrote to U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton offering to manufacture and supply all Federal army soldiers a "name disc." With no explanation, the idea was rejected. But jewelers and other businesses advertised "Soldier's Pins" or a vaiety of tags and began providing them at a modest cost.
Offered is a Lincoln Civil War dog tag, brass, uniface, brass, 30 mm, 12.0 grams, bust of Lincoln facing right. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENT U.S. WAR of 1861 stamped and encircling the bust, with sculptor E.B. Smith's name stamped just under right shoulder. Holed, uncirculated, with no inscribed name on verso, and in excellent condition. Estimate Value $350 - UP
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