possible presidential campaign button??

Mkriegs

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I found this large object at a old homesite that dates to the mid 1800s. On the front it clearly states "the president" after that there is one more word, maybe two. the only letters that are visible are "DO_G..." the D and G are questionable. If its a presidential button the only person i could find that it could be from is Stephen douglas in 1860. The center and back are completely devoid of writing or design. Any thoughts?! image2 (1).JPG image3 (1).JPG image1 (3).JPG
 

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GW.jpg Yep! Found similar in December in NC. Nothing in the center, just "LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT" around the border.
 

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Awesome GW, congrats!
 

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Super cool Great find glad you had enough to read and I dentify.
 

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THATS INCREDIBLE!! thanks everyone!!
 

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if anyone has any more info on this style id love to hear it!
 

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Wow... Awesome find, congrats [emoji106]
 

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shame about the water cleaning you did to it, but it is a rare and valuable one. congrats.
 

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Yes I didn't think it was anything at first. How would you have cleaned it? And why is the water damaging?
 

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Excellent button find. Glad you had enough on it so it could be identified.
 

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