Here is a Lincoln political piece that was issued after 1860 election. The references to Ft. Sumter are quite interesting.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
This dude is actually glowing! Very cool looking IMO...........a recent pick up. The guy needs a bigger jacket. MJ
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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No chaze215 this is just a nice UNC duplicate with a lengthy provenance Ex. Dice-Hicks, Oechsner, Miller, Tilden, Bird, Adams 1914 Plate Coin for Lows Hard Times Tokens.
This HT-315 / Low-136 is graded MS63RB.
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It's not much to look at, but here is a very scarce political medalet from the 1844 presidential campaign. That is James K. Polk, Democratic presidential candidate facing his running mate, George M. Dallas. This was the first example of a piece where the presidential and vice presidential candidates were shown side by side. Political collectors call such pieces, "jugates."
In 1840 the Whigs had flooded the presidential campaign with many thousands of medalets that depicted their candidate, William Henry Harrison, the "log cabin and hard cider candidate." Harrison won, but he died after only a month in office.
The Democrats disapproved of Whig strategy of issuing thousands of campaign pieces. In their 1844 platform they condemned the use of “factitious symbols” and “displays and appeals insulting the judgment and subversive to the intellect of the people.” As a result Democratic supports of Polk and Dallas issued very few campaign pieces making Polk medals among the rarest in the hobby. Despite the short supply of campaign items, Polk, “the dark horse,” defeated Henry Clay, who was much better known, in the 1844 presidential election.
BTW the city of Dallas, Texas was named after George M. Dallas.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
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That looks kinda painful
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This die crack is so big it looks like the coin has been welded together
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Hey.........looks familiar...lol Is yours graded Broadstruck?
Proud recipient of Y.S. Award on 07/26/08.
<< <i>Hey.........looks familiar...lol Is yours graded Broadstruck? >>
No chaze215 this is just a nice UNC duplicate with a lengthy provenance Ex. Dice-Hicks, Oechsner, Miller, Tilden, Bird, Adams 1914 Plate Coin for Lows Hard Times Tokens.
This HT-315 / Low-136 is graded MS63RB.
Proud recipient of Y.S. Award on 07/26/08.
Super Glue on the holder that will not come off... Will send it back into NGC to get de-Pronged anyway.
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WOW! Beautiful obverse design - should fit great on any commem coin!!!!
Rok
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In 1840 the Whigs had flooded the presidential campaign with many thousands of medalets that depicted their candidate, William Henry Harrison, the "log cabin and hard cider candidate." Harrison won, but he died after only a month in office.
The Democrats disapproved of Whig strategy of issuing thousands of campaign pieces. In their 1844 platform they condemned the use of “factitious symbols” and “displays and appeals insulting the judgment and subversive to the intellect of the people.” As a result Democratic supports of Polk and Dallas issued very few campaign pieces making Polk medals among the rarest in the hobby. Despite the short supply of campaign items, Polk, “the dark horse,” defeated Henry Clay, who was much better known, in the 1844 presidential election.
BTW the city of Dallas, Texas was named after George M. Dallas.