Lincoln's Profit Margins

 is an unmarked Fallout 3 quest.

The artifacts of Abraham Lincoln found in the Museum of History can be sold to various people in the Capital Wasteland. Besides selling them to "normal" traders for their item value, certain characters will pay increased prices because of the artifacts' historical or symbolic meaning.

These characters are Hannibal Hamlin, leader of the ex-slaves at Temple of the Union, Leroy Walker, leader of the slavers who occupy Lincoln Memorial, or Abraham Washington, a historian and curator of Rivet City's Capitol Preservation Society.

Item locations
All eight artifacts can be found in the Museum of History. The letters refer to locations on the map to the right.

Lower halls

 * Lincoln's Diary is found when you first go up the steps in the large display room on the way to the Museum of History Offices, lying on the first display to the right. Be aware that the diary might not be on the display so be sure to examine around the general area.
 * One Nuka-Cola Quantum is located in the cafeteria area near the Nuka-Cola dispensers under a table. There is also a chance to find another in one of the two dispensing machines.

Offices, first floor

 * (A) Lincoln's Hat is found in a room on the 1st floor of the Museum of History Offices. The room is the first door to the right from the entry stairwell and has a collapsed ceiling (you can also drop down into it from the second floor).  The hat is on the floor among the rubble (to the right of the desk on your left when entering the room). It may be hard to  spot with the shadows, make sure your pipboy light is on.
 * (B) Action Abe Action Figure is in the Museum of History Offices, behind the locked door to the Archive room on a desk near the turret terminal. The room may also be entered from the room on the right through a hole in the wall.
 * (C) John Wilkes Booth Wanted Poster is in the Southwest corner of the Museum of History offices on a bookshelf.
 * (D) Civil War Draft Poster can be found in the southeast corner of the museum on the lower office level, on the top shelf of the bookcases you see when looking westwards. It seems that the poster can also fall to the ground as well.  This maybe a result of the turret shooting at ghouls or maybe an odd placement by developers which causes it to fall.  Check both top shelf or ground.

Offices, second floor

 * (E) Lincoln's Voice is found on the second desk to the left at the top of the stairs.
 * (F) Lincoln Memorial Poster is found on the wall behind the first desk at top of the stairs. This will not spawn until you've started the related quest.
 * (G) Antique Lincoln Coin Collection is found on a bookshelf in a room on the right side of the 2nd floor of the Museum of History Offices. Ascend the stairs in the archive room, turn right (east), go into the first room you find, and the collection should be on a bookshelf you can see while facing westward.
 * (H) Lincoln's Repeater is in a display case on the top floor of the Museum of History Offices, next to a Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual.

Value
A successful speech check almost always doubles the price paid for the artifacts. In Abraham's case, a high barter will double the offer.


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! Artifact !! Hannibal Hamlin !! Leroy Walker !! Abraham Washington
 * - align="left"
 * Lincoln's Repeater || 150 or 300 caps || 100 or 200 caps || 100 or 200 caps
 * Lincoln's Hat || 25 or 50 caps || 25 or 50 caps || 70 or 140 caps
 * Lincoln's Voice || 50 or 100 caps || 50 or 100 caps || 60 or 120 caps
 * Action Abe Action Figure || 10 or 20 caps || 10 or 20 caps || 10 or 20 caps
 * Civil War Draft Poster || 75 or 150 caps || 50 or 100 caps || 60 or 120 caps
 * Lincoln's Diary || 100 or 200 caps || 75 or 200 caps || 100 or 200 caps
 * Antique Lincoln Coin Collection || 15 or 30 caps || 15 or 30 caps || 15 or 30 caps
 * John Wilkes Booth Wanted Poster || 50 or 100 caps || 75 or 150 caps || 70 or 140 caps
 * }
 * Civil War Draft Poster || 75 or 150 caps || 50 or 100 caps || 60 or 120 caps
 * Lincoln's Diary || 100 or 200 caps || 75 or 200 caps || 100 or 200 caps
 * Antique Lincoln Coin Collection || 15 or 30 caps || 15 or 30 caps || 15 or 30 caps
 * John Wilkes Booth Wanted Poster || 50 or 100 caps || 75 or 150 caps || 70 or 140 caps
 * }
 * John Wilkes Booth Wanted Poster || 50 or 100 caps || 75 or 150 caps || 70 or 140 caps
 * }
 * }

Bugs

 * Bugs have been encountered wherein one or more of the "optional" Lincoln artifacts (such as Lincoln's Voice, Diary, etc.) do not spawn in their correct positions, if at all. In my case Lincoln's Hat, Repeater, Action Abe, the Civil War Draft Poster, and the John Wilkes Booth poster were all present, but Lincoln's Diary, Voice, and Coin Collection were not.

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