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Message:: [QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 2450815, member: 74863"]I refuse to lay on my side or stand on my head to view your photos so as I see them sitting in my chair I believe it to be as follows: 1864 Gilded Brass 24 mm Round Obverse:Bust in military uniform 3/4 leftLettering: GEORGE B. McCLELLANG.H. Reverse:Eagle facing left, wings outstretched, 13-striped shield on breast, myrtle branch in left claw, 3 arrows in right claw surrounding legend with star dividingLettering: THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED The edge should be Reeded It's a political campaign token. McClellan was the Democrat presidential candidate in 1864. It appears to be the variety listed as No. GMcC 1864-25 in American Political Badges and Medalets, 1789-1892 by Edmund B. Sullivan. Numerous campaign tokens were created and handed out by candidates during this time frame along the campaign trail. Some were manufactured with holes in them, most were not. Condition is everything when placing a value on them. I do not profess to be an expert in this area but I believe this is one of the harder to find tokens of McClellan. I do not know what would be a current value but I would expect to pay around $150.00 for this.[/QUOTE]