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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 5289479, member: 101855&quot;]<b>William Howard Taft</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1909</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1221907[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><i>A campaign button featuring William Howard Taft and his running mate, James Sherman. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1221908[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Designer</b> Joseph K. Davison’s and Sons Company “in house” project</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Diameter</b><i>&nbsp; </i>51 mm</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mintages</b><i>&nbsp; </i>3 in gold, 3,000 in bronze</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes: </b>This was the first stand alone medal that had an image of the vice president included in the design. Victor D. Brenner, who designed the Lincoln Cent, was selected to design it, but he could not fit the project into his work schedule. Photos of Taft and vice president Sherman were sent to Davison’s and Sons who used them to design the piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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