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EYES OF A DEAD MAN
There is a custom that when a person dies, coins are placed on the eyes in order to keep
them closed. Looking into a dead mans (or womans) eyes is considered extremely bad luck, as the
dead person will take you next!
Silver half-dollars were placed over the Lincoln's eyes, and government undertaker Frank Sands
arrived to prepare Lincoln's body for the journey home to the White House. Shortly after nine
o'clock Saturday morning the remains were placed in a temporary coffin, under the direction
of Mr. Frank Sands, and removed to the White House, six young men of the Quartermaster's
department carrying the body to the house. Below is an example of coins on the eyes of the dead.
These are allegedly the coins that were placed over Lincoln's eyes after he died.
It is considered very bad luck to take the coins off a dead man's eyes.
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This beautiful framed exhibit is 16 inches wide by 19 inches tall.
The image area is 10 and 1/2 inches wide by 13 and 1/2 inches tall.
The placard which reads Eyes of a Dead Man is all hand-illustrated using pen-and-ink on vintage paper.
All of the vintage items have been glued onto vintage black velvet. There are two types
of Victorian black trim bordering the edges which have been hand sewn onto the black velvet.
The descriptions of the previous owners of the coins are hand written on vintage paper,
and the coins dates are from 1806 up to 1912. Framed in a vintage wood frame, this piece is
ready to hang in your own personal dime museum or sideshow.
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This Curio has been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C.
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