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Abraham Lincoln

16th U.S. President (1809–1865)

Signer Profile

  • Standard Format: A. Lincoln
  • Formal Format: Abraham Lincoln
  • Handedness: Right
  • Secretarial Risk: Low (John Hay)
  • Autopen Risk: Zero (Pre-dates tech)

Forgery Alert: Joseph Cosey

Lincoln is heavily forged, notably by mid-20th-century forger Joseph Cosey, whose work using period ink and paper continues to fool some authenticators.

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Verified Exemplars

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Abraham Lincoln signature 1863
Date
Jan 1, 1863
Document
Military Commission
Medium
Iron Gall Ink
Provenance
National Archives

Notice the characteristic tall, looped 'L' in Lincoln, and the baseline that frequently rises slightly toward the end of the name. The 'A' and 'L' are consistently disconnected.

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