Buchner Gold Coin (N284) – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Buchner Gold Coin (N284) in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Buchner Gold Coin (N284)
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A small advertising piece for a tobacco brand, this 1887 Buchner Gold Coin card carries the N284 designation that collectors use to catalog late nineteenth-century tobacco cards. D. Buchner & Company issued it to promote its product, and the cards were often packed with cigarettes or tobacco to encourage repeat purchases. Its color comes from chromolithography, a process that built the image from several printing stones or plates, one for each hue. Because these cards were produced in large numbers, they remain among the earliest widely distributed color images of baseball players. This example is part of the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1880-1890.Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: D. Buchner & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,667 × 3,771 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220567 |
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