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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 1089904, member: 2100"]I have a DeWitts, and the Martin Van Buren item is listed as id MVB 1840-9, Satterlee #65, and Bushnell (Election Medalets) #10. This token is made of brass and should be 24 mm in diameter. No value or rarity is given. The token in the reference plate photo is also holed, as many of these political tokens were as issued. I also have Rita Laws' Book entitled "Indian Peace Medals and Related Items: Collecting the Symbols of Peace and Friendship". 2nd edition (2005). In her book, there are many cautions about how rare these medals are, and how many counterfeits there are about, many of which are quite well executed. The government also produced restrikes for collectors. I have little personal knowledge in this area, but when I compared pics of the OP's medal to the pics of the medal blsmothermon posted that Heritage sold, it became quickly apparent to me that the two were not struck from the same dies. There is a slight possibility of being original, as often more than one die was used, but I would lean toward it being a restrike or copy. Laws also noted that a pedigree, or history, of ownership of the medal is important to show authenticity, but there are some experts who can provide that determination if its history is not known.[/QUOTE]