It was brutal, but it was worth it! ID alert! I need some help on this one guys

[cumberlandgray]

Hey guys! I don't post alot here, but the friend with whom I was digging today suggested I post this:
We were digging a Confederate camp that seems to be early war. My buddy managed a really sweet Va button. A couple hours later I got a sweet +74 on the MXT. Thinking it was a penny (the sound made it seem like it was about 2" down), I went to digging. There were no house sites in the area, and this was an isolated signal in the middle of some really old hardwoods. I'd dug a couple nails close by also. I got down to 4" and realized this was not the 2" Penny I thought it was gonna be. I kept on going, and at about 6" I turned over this plate. It seems to be a stamp, since everything is spelled backwards. I believe it is made of pewter...not positive, but I think so.
It measures 56mm X 45mm and is 4mm thick (about 2 1/8" X 1 3/4").
On the face is "The Constitution", and near the top it states "Buchanan" and "Breckenridge". Buchanan was our 15th President, and Breckenridge was his Vice Pres.
Any help with ID on this object will be greatly appreciated! So far no one knows what it is, or has ever seen one before!
Thanks for looking!
Tony "cumberlandgray" Hochstetler

[EdleBrock]

Cool find...flipped it for reference...

Looks like it was a stamp used for a campaign ribbon...towards the bottom of this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...election,_1856

[21stTNCav]

That is way too cool. What a find!!

[bearbqd]

Man, only one reply to that seriously cool item? Did you ever find anything out about it? Very cool!

[brnn53]

Very unique find and a once in a lifetime one at that! Congrats!
Mike