Old Carved (Oversized, and Timely) Folk Art Double-sided Lincoln Penny carved bell red and black glass for

red and black glass for the eyes

the left side of each folio shows a silhouette of each specimen shadowing the text as a product of age toning

and possibly Middle Eastern

What sold me on this one is the full page hand-written note on the inside back cover

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Old Carved (Oversized, and Timely) Folk Art Double-sided Lincoln Penny carved bell red and black glass for(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