Honestly, when I got home I was feeling blue for only finding two flatties... That is until I cleaned them and read the back of one.... PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON 1829.
I've never seen a button like that, and after googling it, I found this:
The following Andrew Jackson Button was the first campaign button used in a Presidential Election.
The Jacksonian Democrats were keen on bringing their candidate to the attention of the voting
public and did not overlook the use of buttons as a means of advertising their candidate. Although
hampered by the current fashion, which permitted not the least ruffle on the fronts of buttons,
found a way of putting over their slogan on the back of the buttons. The buttons were stamped as
appears below "ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENT 1829". This began the use of campaign buttons
in the promoting of candidates. --- Uniform Buttons by David F. Johnson
The Andrew Jackson Button is an extremely rare button with a RV of 250. This indicates a very
low number of such buttons known. These are shown in the Alberts Book as PC83.
"The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed."
Dave,
AWESOME FIND!!! I've found a lot of old CW era buttons here in NC, but nothing that great! Congrats to you, that is such a cool find.
-MM-
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
Nice find, I wish you could get a Good Pic of yours.
So it could go on the Banner.
Congrats Anyway.
JEFF
Thanks for the replies everyone! I'll have a picture tonight tonight. My scanner is down due to Vista not playing right with it, and my camera just doesn't do close ups very well. I'm going to stop by a camera shop and have them take a few pics for me.
Best button I have ever found! Its funny, I dug it and thought it was just another flat button. It sat in my treasure pouch for 2 or 3 days before I rinsed the dirt off of it... Imagine my surprise!
"The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed."
Awesome! We gotta see the pic of your button...and take a picture of that puppy so that it can go on the banner. Your find is just as valuable as a lower grade gold coin! Nice find.
Regards,
Buckleboy
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Dave, Congrats on an excellent button find. The Political buttons are a truly historic button to find and I am so glad to see another one posted.
I found and posted on this forum two years ago this month a Jackson Victory button, and I believe your Jackson button is the first one I have seen posted on this forum since then. I have seen others posted elsewhere, so they are out there.
Mine was found in June 2005 in a fertilized field so the condition is not as good as I would have liked if it had been found at one of my wooded sites, but still it is not too bad of shape.
"The mantra has always been don't clean a (copper) coin or it will lose value.
For undug coins this is true. For dug coins this is untrue.
The value will increase with judicious cleaning."
Nice one Dave ! Now I gotta look through all my flat buttons AGAIN ! I found some reverce shank Navel buttons,they also sat around quite awile before i cleaned the crud off the back.Now they all get a closer look first thing !
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