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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 7506690, member: 101855&quot;]I think that Lincoln was running a general store in New Salem, Illinois at that time. He made his first run for the Illinois State Legislature, but lost finishing 8th in a field of 13. He did get 277 of the 300 votes in New Salem. He also got some &quot;military experience&quot; in the Black Hawk War where he jokingly said he fought off some mosquitoes.</p><p><br /></p><p>1832 was also the year Andrew Jackson was re-elected President. He defeated Henry Clay. Here is a Jackson token that has been attributed to that race.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296988[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here a Henry Clay piece that also attributed to the 1832 race.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296992[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the world of old coins that have more to say to you than new coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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