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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 5291826, member: 101855&quot;]<b>Calvin Coolidge </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1925</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222185[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>A large 1924 presidential campaign button featuring Calvin Coolidge and his running mate Charles Dawes. Dawes would win the Noble Peace Prize in 1925. This piece is quite flamboyant for a Coolidge button. Most of them are very subdued. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222186[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions, HA.COM</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Designer</b> Darrell C. Crain, made by the Medallic Art Company</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Diameter</b>&nbsp; 70 mm</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mintages</b>&nbsp; 3 in gold, 2 in silver, 75 in bronze</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b> Calvin Coolidge was a frugal man, and asked that his inauguration fit his tastes. It was a very subdued affair, and the medal production was curtailed. Given the rarity of the official Coolidge medal, some collectors acquire the 1927 Union League medal to replace it in their collections. The Union League medal is slightly smaller and the League motto, “Amor Patriae Ducit” (Led by love of country) replaces the inauguration date on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222187[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Calvin Coolidge Union League Medal</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The Union League is a political organization, that was formed in 1862 to support the pro-Union policies of President Abraham Lincoln. At first it backed political candidates from both parties. Later it became strictly a Republican organization.</p><p><br /></p><p>On November 17, 1927 the League held its 65th Founders Day celebration. The League admitted Calvin Coolidge as an honorary member and awarded an example of this medal to him. The reported mintage is 3,000+ pieces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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