A bunch of US President Abraham Lincoln’s hair is up for sale.
The hair is roughly 2-inch-long bushy lock and is wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about the 16th president’s assassination in 1865.
Though the minimum bid for the items is set at $10,000, the item is expected to go for around $75,000.
Bidding for the items is open online ahead of the September 12th live auction in New Hampshire.
The lock of hair was removed from Lincoln’s person during his postmortem examination and given to Dr. Lyman Beecher Todd.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
- NAME: Abraham Lincoln
- NICKNAMES: Honest Abe, the Great Emancipator
- BORN: February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky
- DIED: April 15, 1865, in Washington, D.C.
- TIME IN OFFICE: March 4, 1861, to April 15, 1865
- VICE PRESIDENTS: Hannibal Hamlin (first term), Andrew Johnson (second term)
- POLITICAL PARTY: Republican
29 Responses
why would some body want his hair
why would you sell it you could put it in the museum
Who wants some hair? We all have plenty of it!
Why would someone spend that much money for a piece of hair
That is definitely not something I would like to buy! What would you do with it?
ewww thats gross but cool
Would you really pay that much for a chunk of hair! What if people don’t believe you?
how much
of course people are gonna buy it lol
Who would wanna pay that much for his hair…
How do u prove it’s his?
I would never buy hair I have like loads of it.
That’s just crazy if you buy his hear just put it in a museum for crying out loud.
ew
Who knows Hair that survived till 2020 from a famous USA president. I would buy it and sell it to a museum
Wow! That’s amazing!
Maybe we can clone Abraham Lincoln?
I definitely would not buy that
imagine finding that clump of hair in your food EW
eww
Why would you I mean it’s a little weird ??♀️
I want some of his hair thats so cool
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ewwwwww bruh
Im upping the bid to 900,000
Why would you even want this hair its fake and even if it was his why would u spend this much?!
Why on earth would you want hair cant you just pull it out of your head and rap it up haha?
So, you would want hair even if you can’t really do something with it? I guess the only reason is because he’s famous.
Can i make a hair brush out of this hair give me hair
Who would buy his hair?(and pay that much for it?) That’s just weird