Campaign token
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This token for McClellan is described in Dewitt as - No. 1864-14. Obv. Inscription above, MAJ.GEN/.GEO.B.MC.CLELLAN; center bust of McClellan to left enclosed by laurel and oak wreath. Rev. A shield inscribed THE/PEOPLES/CHOICE/FOR/PRESIDENT/1864, flanked on each side by four flags and surmounted by a Liberty cap with rays. I believe it to be brass. Has a prooflike surface with colors when tilted in light. Hard to find in this condition. $275 shipped.
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<< <i>This token for McClellan is described in Dewitt as - No. 1864-14. Obv. Inscription above, MAJ.GEN/.GEO.B.MC.CLELLAN; center bust of McClellan to left enclosed by laurel and oak wreath. Rev. A shield inscribed THE/PEOPLES/CHOICE/FOR/PRESIDENT/1864, flanked on each side by four flags and surmounted by a Liberty cap with rays. I believe it to be brass. Has a prooflike surface with colors when tilted in light. Hard to find in this condition. $275 shipped. >>
It is struck out of Brass, 31mm in Diameter, by die-sinker George H. Lovett, and is a Dewitt 1864-20.
It's not 1864-14 as that is White Metal variety with McClellan facing left.
Edited to add: This is the kinda stuff I like seeing on the BST!