Old Carved (Oversized, and Timely) Folk Art Double-sided Lincoln Penny hand-tinted snapshot A bit of tearing to

A bit of tearing to the cover wrap just at bottom edge of spine

Such a strong graphic these four figures make as they march in lockstep along the length of this arrow

14 11/16" x 10 13/16" x 7/16" and in very good

which it would have pre-dated a bit in the U

humble as can be

Old Carved (Oversized, and Timely) Folk Art Double-sided Lincoln Penny hand-tinted snapshot A bit of tearing to(First photo a composite showing both front and back) It seemed quite right (or, really, quite wrong) to find this old carved Lincoln penny in the near wake of the death of the penny and just as the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall is being painted blue. Such that this really feels like a momento mori for Lincolnian ideals most of all. Perhaps rubbing Lincoln's face (it already has quite a nice patina) will bring