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Buy Lincoln’s Hair—and His Assassin’s

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Locks of both Abraham Lincoln and his killer, John Wilkes Booth, are about to be auctioned off. What makes famous people’s hair so collectable?

Tim Teeman

Senior Editor and Writer

Published Jun. 22 2016 1:00AM EDT

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Tim Teeman

Tim Teeman

Senior Editor and Writer

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