thought i had a large cent--but got something better

[jeffmrgan]

went detecting in an area that i thought wasnt very old, but thought i could find a silver or two. first hit wasnt very deep, maybe 4-5 inches figured it was probably clad and dug it out. looked to be the size of a large cent, but seemed a little light and a little thin, but was so caked with dirt i really couldn't tell what it was. maybe it was a large cent just worn thin? i figued what the heck its trashed anyway so i started wetting it and wiping it on my jeans, until i could finally face on it. now i'm thinking cool this is going to be something good because the face didnt look right for a large cent, continued cleaning some of the mud of and see a log cabin on the back. now i was stumped as to what it was until i got home and searched for it on the web.....sure enough its on there... Here is a little from wikipedia..William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. The oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the United States Declaration of Independence, Harrison died on his 32nd day in office[1] of complications from pneumonia, serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. His death sparked a brief constitutional crisis, but that crisis ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment.

 

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[faderdave]

That's an awesome token.

 

[steelheadwill]

Tippecanoe & Tyler Too, Great historical find!
I dug a 'peoples choice' token last year, I'll try to track it down
Found it ! mine was a general George McClellan, same slogan
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,354912.0.html

 

[billpa]

WTG, great find,first one I,ve seen here.

 

[jeffmrgan]

Tippecanoe & Tyler Too, Great historical find!
I dug a 'peoples choice' token last year, I'll try to track it down
Found it ! mine was a general George McClellan, same slogan
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,354912.0.html

.......................................................................very cool, i read on one website that these were worn on a ribbon around the neck and were the equivalant of compaign buttons used in elections today...........this one is from 1840 so i'll be going back

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Cool token, I'd go back too.
Good luck out there.

 

[ewcoinhunter]

Fantastic token, a huge congrats from me!

 

[SEANO]

Great find for sure!!!

 

[treasurefiend]

Yup - "Tippecanoe & Tyler Too"! AWESOME token buddy!!!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Great find! I think I remember seeing one posted a few years back but I may be mistaken.
Congrats!

 

[jeffmrgan]

thanks guys hope to find something worthy of posting this weekend----found some interesting sites using some old maps

 

[Mystro7]

Ya buddy! that is a way cool find. I would have been very very happy to find that. Good luck on your next dig!

 

[KyDigger68]

Sweet!

 

[olroy70]

Great token!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[baspinall]

Cool find! I found the very same token last year.But not in that great of condition. Yours is the only other one I have seen.

 

[Daedalus]

That is awesome ! And it is real history . This is the type of finds that I like .

 

[SkyPirate]

is it worth anything?

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

cool medal! congrats!

 

[saltyshark2002]

Thats a great looking token

 

[jeffmrgan]

Cool find! I found the very same token last year.But not in that great of condition. Yours is the only other one I have seen.

man i thought mine was in rough shape ....just kidding i thought it was pretty cool, i know it's not a george washington button, but he was the 9th president so i'm closing in on it and it's much older than what i thought i would find. the area homes arent that old?

is it worth anything?

in good condition i've seen it on the web for $400 , but in toasted condition about $40, but i'll keep it just because i think it's cool