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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4531324, member: 101855"][ATTACH=full]1122279[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122280[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Designer Joseph K. Davison’s and Sons Company “in house” project</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter 51 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintages 3 in gold, 3,000 in bronze</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes: 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.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122282[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Taft's vice president, James Sherman, died just before Election Day 1912 when Taft was running for re-election. If Taft had won, it would have presented an interesting issue, but Taft came in third, losing the election badly. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4531324, member: 101855"][ATTACH=full]1122279[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122280[/ATTACH] Designer Joseph K. Davison’s and Sons Company “in house” project Diameter 51 mm Mintages 3 in gold, 3,000 in bronze Notes: 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. [ATTACH=full]1122282[/ATTACH] [I]Taft's vice president, James Sherman, died just before Election Day 1912 when Taft was running for re-election. If Taft had won, it would have presented an interesting issue, but Taft came in third, losing the election badly. [/I][/QUOTE]
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