1860 Presidential Campaign Token

jack&jill said:

That is a very neat and historic recovery Liam. Congrats on the , the Silver Washington, the Buffalo, Wheat's and all the rest. And yes on finally digging your white whale with your first "V". I know that feeling as the "V" was mine also took me just under 10 years to get my first. Then last year I dug 3 and now so far this year I have dug another 3. Hope that happens for you. Trapper

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TNTGross said:

That Presidential Campaign Token is cool. One of my favorite finds is also a campaign toke from 1872 for Ulysses S. Grant. Found in a yard that at one time was part of a plantation here in Jacksonville Fl.

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Chipk said:

Fantastic finds. I love anything Presidential.

Let me share this find. I had a high signal but when I found it it it looked like a tightly folded piece of foil. However later I saw an American flag imprinted on the end and carefully unfolded it. It’s 2”x4” and actually a silver foil. There are flags on each end and a man’s portrait in the center surrounded by a wreath. The words PRESIDENT HARDING are on the top.

I sent pictures to the Harding Museum asking what it was. Surprisingly they don’t know but say the wreaths make it a memorial after his death in 1921.

I’ve made overtures about sending it to them for display and am awaiting answers to a few questions

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Dsm_mechva said:

Nice ! I found one about 6yrs ago and yours is the only other one I’ve seen dug. I’m sure there are probably others around but that’s a great find.

Here is mine

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