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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4895591, member: 101855"]As some else stated, this piece was probably carried as a pocket piece. There, it was carried for probably a couple decades getting gentle, but even daily wear. Here is another little piece of history. As someone else mentioned, Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of William Henry Harrison, who was elected President in 1840. William Henry Harrison is best remembered as the man who was sworn into office on March 4, 1841 and who died a month later. For some reason, some of Benjamin Harrison’s supporters thought that tying him to his grandfather would help him get elected. William Henry Harrison’s best-known campaign symbol was the log cabin. His campaign image was that he lived in an log cabin and drank hard cider although he had lived most of his life in mansions and preferred fine wines. This piece was issued for the 1840 Harrison campaign. [ATTACH=full]1181335[/ATTACH] During the 1888 Benjamin Harrison campaign, someone discovered that the reverse die for the 1840 piece still existed. They used it to strike what they called the reverse of this piece. [ATTACH=full]1181334[/ATTACH] The 1840 medal is rated as the scarcer of the two, but neither of them is easy to find. I have been collecting political pieces for over 40 years, and it's amazing what you might locate over that time if you are constantly looking.[/QUOTE]