1860 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MEDALETS
Abraham Lincoln
DeWitt AL 1860-33, silver, 31mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-33, copper, 31mm
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(image courtesy of Heritage)
DeWitt AL 1860-33, brass, 31mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-33, silvered brass, 31mm
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(image courtesy of Stacks Bowers)
DeWitt AL 1860-51, silver, 27mm
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(image courtesy of Stacks Bowers)
DeWitt AL 1860-51, copper, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-51, brass, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-51, nickel, 27mm
Were these actually struck in nickel? Most pieces called "nickel"
are not magnetic which they would be if pure nickel. I suspect
many tokens and medals described as nickel are copper nickel
or some other alloy.
DeWitt AL 1860-51, white metal, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-51, copper nickel, 27.3mm
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DeWitt states that these were struck in silver, copper, brass, white
metal, and nickel. The corn wreath on the reverse appears to be
the same one that Robert Jr. used on his storecard, PA 353. The
"Protection To American Industry" and "The Constitution and Union" dies are
also found on two 1872 campaign medalets with an obverse by Key.
DeWitt USG 1872-5, white metal, 27mm
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DeWitt USG 1872-5 variant, white metal, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-51B, copper, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-51B, brass, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-51B, white metal, 27.9mm
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Although the AL 1860-51 is
listed in five metals I have only seen the 51B in the 3 metals above and
Sullivan does not mention which metals they were struck in. AL 1860-51A
has a Key storecard reverse and this reverse may also be a Key product
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DeWitt AL 1860-52, silver, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-52, copper, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-52, brass, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-52, nickel, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-52, white metal, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-52, silvered brass, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-52, silvered white metal, 27mm
DeWitt AL 1860-52, silvered white metal, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-53, copper, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-53, brass, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-53, white metal, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-54, copper, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-54, brass, 27mm
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DeWitt AL 1860-54, white metal, 27mm
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Stephen Douglas
DeWitt SD 1860-8, copper, 32mm
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DeWitt SD 1860-8, brass, 31mm
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DeWitt SD 1860-8, copper-nickel, 32mm
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DeWitt SD 1860-9, silver, 28mm
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DeWitt SD 1860-9, copper, 27.7mm
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DeWitt SD 1860-9, brass, 28mm
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DeWitt SD 1860-9, copper-nickel, 28mm
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DeWitt SD 1860-9, white metal, 28mm
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John Bell
DeWitt JB 1860-7, silver, 28mm
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DeWitt JB 1860-7, copper, 27.7mm
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DeWitt JB 1860-7, brass, 27.7mm
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DeWitt JB 1860-7, brass, 27.7mm, uniface strike
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DeWitt JB 1860-7, copper nickel, 28mm
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DeWitt JB 1860-7, white metal, 28mm
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1864 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MEDALETS
George B. McClellan
DeWitt GMcC 1864-9, copper, 34.32mm
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DeWitt GMcC 1864-9, white metal, 34mm
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DeWitt GMcC 1864-9, lead, 34.34mm
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DeWitt GMcC 1864-9, silvered lead?, 34.34mm
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| The piece above weighs 26.44g with a thickness
of 3.6 mm compared to the lead example at 22.03g and 3.14mm so without
testing I am assuming it is lead with silvering. It also has the same
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DeWitt GMcC 1864-87, white metal, 50mm
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DeWitt GMcC 1864-87, bronze?, 50mm
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| Sullivan only list the white metal variety in his "American Political Badges and Medalets" but this example in the collection of the Cornell University Library appears to be bronze - possibly bronzed white metal? |
McClellan Die Trial, lead, 43 - 44mm
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