UPDATE: Old Patriotic medal? - Is this a president? - SOLVED

[Ed-NH]

Hi all,

Here is a neat little relic that I found in a field this weekend. It gave a signal of copper and looks like copper. It is about as thick as a modern day penny. It has the bust of a man on the front with some lettering below the bust that I can not read. It looks like he is wearing a fedora in the picture that I took but he is not wearing a hat. The last there letters appear to be 'ton'. The back has the United States Eagle on it along with the ribbon over head that has the Great Seal of the United States 'E pluribus unum' inscribed in it. There is a small hole in one corner where it may have been attached to something. I have no idea on this one. The site also produced buttons from 1700's thru the 1800's. Thanks for looking.

 

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[dg39]

Re: -Old medal - Is this a president?

This may be a trail to persue. Something that relates to George Washington. Not perhaps a Campaign button, but similar.
DG

http://mosc95.pld.com/kirk/CobbGW/index.html

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=462&Lot_No=81015#Photo

 

[Ed-NH]

Re: -Old medal - Is this a president?

Thank you DG. Here are some better pics with different lighting.

 

[Ed-NH]

Update: Old Patriotic medal? - Is this a president?

Here is one more clue. I thought I would update you. Someone on another forum suggested looking up the number of stars on it. I found this:

1865
36 Star Flag
Flag with 36 stars Nevada (October 31, 1864)

Maybe Civil War era?

 

[PBK]

Re: UPDATE: Old Patriotic medal? - Is this a president?

Got it! Those new photos really helped!

Looks like a political medalet issued for Grover Cleveland in 1888, as listed on p. 555 of Sullivan's American Political Medalets,1789-1892.

http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1081&Lot_No=328&src=pr

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: UPDATE: Old Patriotic medal? - Is this a president?

Got it! Those new photos really helped!

Looks like a political medalet issued for Grover Cleveland in 1888, as listed on p. 555 of Sullivan's American Political Medalets,1789-1892.

http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1081&Lot_No=328&src=pr

Nice ID! Well done...

... and cool find too!

 

[Ed-NH]

Re: UPDATE: Old Patriotic medal? - Is this a president?

Got it! Those new photos really helped!

Looks like a political medalet issued for Grover Cleveland in 1888, as listed on p. 555 of Sullivan's American Political Medalets,1789-1892.

http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1081&Lot_No=328&src=pr

Unbelievable! I am so happy to finally know what this is. You folks are awesome. Thank you to all who have helped me with this and thank you PBK for all your research on everyones finds

 

[PBK]

Glad I could help!

Had to correct the date, though— now changed to 1888 in all posts.

(As noted in the link, Sullivan catalogs it as GC 1888-3; hence the earlier 1883 error.)