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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3504651, member: 101855&quot;]I collect 19th century presidential campaign tokens. The candidates and their supporters issued these pieces before the Celluoid button was invented in 1894 and used extensively starting in 1896.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece was issued for U.S. Grant either in 1868. The obverse resembles a $20 gold piece. This was one of the ways that campaigners used to draw attention to poltical tokens. This piece had a bright golden color when it was new.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a shell piece, not a solid token. Thin pieces of medal were emobssed with the image or slogans and then put together. This piece is probably quite scarce. It is not listed in the standard reference, DeWitt / Sullivan.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]929284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]929285[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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