Mr. Lincoln...meet Mr. Lincoln (Part 1)

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biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/05/2009 9:29 pm I received a 1918 Illinois Centennial commemorative from a very generous forum member in the Secret Santa exchange. That gift enabled me to be able to do some creative photography when I was in Springfield, IL on Feb 12, Lincoln's bicentennial birthday. The obverse of the coin is based on a statue created by Andrew O'Connor that is located in front of the Illinois State Capitol. It was commissioned for the Illinois Centennial in 1918 and symbolizes President-elect Lincoln's farewell to Springfield before he boarded a train to Washington DC. The granite slab behind the statue has the farewell address carved into it. And for those interested here is a photo album of some other pictures I took that day. Unfortunately, photography was only allowed in the main gallery of the museum which is a little aggravating considering I have taken pictures inside of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives http://picasaweb.google.com/biokemi...t=directlink go here for part 2 https://goccf.com/t/45579 Edited by biokemist6 04/06/2009 12:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16680 Posts	Posted 04/05/2009 9:33 pm Very cool. Thanks for sharing swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
meckl9 Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 04/05/2009 9:34 pm Very neat work kemist. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/05/2009 9:40 pm That's cool! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 04/06/2009 11:43 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5642 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 01:31 am You must of been pretty good all year long to receive a present like that, very nice coin...... Report this Post to the Staff
MarkS Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 12:54 pm Very nice ! Report this Post to the Staff
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