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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5643187, member: 101855"]Here is an example of the 19th century presidential medals. They were in high relief and had a rich mahogany finish which was not offered in the 20th century. The mint continued to offer medals with these designs well into the 20th century, but they had the “yellow bronze” sand blast finish.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242311[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1242312[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Chester A. Arthur pieces from the 19th century are hard to find. He became president after James Garfield died from his assassination wounds. He was not an overly popular figure at the time because he was generally viewed as a political hack who was available for a price. He made more money than the president when when was the tariff collector for the Port of New York. </p><p><br /></p><p>Once he became president Arthur turned over a new leaf. He supported civil service reform, which was badly needed at the time. He made a half hearted attempt at running for a term of his own in 1884, but he was suffering Bright's disease. He died not long after leaving office.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5643187, member: 101855"]Here is an example of the 19th century presidential medals. They were in high relief and had a rich mahogany finish which was not offered in the 20th century. The mint continued to offer medals with these designs well into the 20th century, but they had the “yellow bronze” sand blast finish. [ATTACH=full]1242311[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1242312[/ATTACH] Chester A. Arthur pieces from the 19th century are hard to find. He became president after James Garfield died from his assassination wounds. He was not an overly popular figure at the time because he was generally viewed as a political hack who was available for a price. He made more money than the president when when was the tariff collector for the Port of New York. Once he became president Arthur turned over a new leaf. He supported civil service reform, which was badly needed at the time. He made a half hearted attempt at running for a term of his own in 1884, but he was suffering Bright's disease. He died not long after leaving office.[/QUOTE]
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