Lincoln artifacts at new America 250 exhibit at Reagan Library

[Gene C]

Wow!

"The blood-stained leather gloves were the most valuable lot in a major sale of 144 pieces being sold by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation through Freeman’s and Hindman.

The sale brought in $6.2 million (before fees), going well over a $4 million total low estimate, with all but eight items selling.

The Foundation was selling the artefacts to pay off a $23-million loan it had taken out to make a major purchase of Lincolniana in 2007. "

19 years later and they are still trying to pay of this loan.
I wonder what the balance of the loan is now.
I also wonder what items they purchased back in 2007 the Foundation still has.

Here is the subject for a fictional and/or non-fiction book waiting to be written.