Lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair sells for more than US$81,000

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A lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair has been sold at auction

No information about the buyer was disclosed.

It was presented to Dr. Lyman Beecher Todd, a Kentucky postmaster and a cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president's widow, according to RR Auction. Dr. Todd was present when Lincoln's body was examined. RR Auction vouched for the authenticity of the lock and telegram. Dr. Todd's son, James Todd, wrote in a 1945 letter that the clipping of hair "has remained entirely in the custody of our family since that time." It last was sold in 1999, the auction house said.

The $81,250 selling price was slightly more than the $75,000 the auction house was hoping the items would fetch.

 

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Eww

Omg that $81 000 could feed an awesome number of families.

Looks to me a tuft of deer fur.

What can I say? $80,000 could have fed a lot of homeless people!! Where are our priorities!!

Trumps is free just grab that cheap hairpiece off his head.

Damn. I wonder how much money I could get for Sir John’s head never mind a lock of hair.

We are such a weird species.

Hmmm. Cloning tech anyone? Jurassic Abe

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