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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chris B, post: 4037354, member: 87179&quot;]Henry Clay is one of my favorite historical figures. He was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Clay served as the 7th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and served as the ninth U.S. secretary of state. He received electoral votes in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections and helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the &quot;Great Compromiser.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>He has a fascinating history that is well worth digging in to. He was a major part of the political landscape of the early to mid 1800s. Interestingly he was the first person to lie in state at the Capitol rotunda after he passed in June of 1852.</p><p><br /></p><p>One small part of my collection is medal and tokens that relate to Henry Clay. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060020[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>1844 Henry Clay Campaign Medal, Dewitt HC-1844-6, MS62 NGC.</b> White metal, 40 mm. Unlike most surviving examples, this one is holed for suspension at 12 o&#039;clock. The high relief medal by Leonard features Henry Clay facing left with the date, 1844, below. The reverse depicts industry and shipping. The brilliant light gray surfaces are reflective and lightly toned.</p><p><i>From The Rev. Dr. James G. K. McClure Collection.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1060021[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Undated Henry Clay Life Medal -- Improperly Cleaned -- NGC Details. Unc.</b> White metal. Henry Clay was born in 1777 and died in 1852, and his death marked the beginning of the end for the Whig Party in 19th century America. This white metal piece exhibits minor cleaning lines and other trivial marks on each side, retaining brilliant and reflective light gray surfaces.</i></p><p><i><i>Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.</i></i></p><p><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><i><i>[ATTACH=full]1060023[/ATTACH] </i></i></p><p><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><i><i><b>(1840) Henry Clay, Brass, Low-192, HT-79, DeWitt MVB-1840-1, R.2, VF30 NGC.</b> This Choice VF token has trivial handling marks on its light tan surfaces with mahogany peripheries.</i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><br /></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>[ATTACH=full]1060022[/ATTACH] </i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><br /></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>1850 HENRY CLAY COMPROMISE COPPER BRONZED MEDAL BY CC WRIGHT </i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Diameter: 89.3mm</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><br /></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Please post anything related. Either Clay material or those of his contemporaries.</i></i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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