Henry Clay Presidential Candidate Pendant

Fingerlakes119

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I was able to get out and check a small part of a sidewalk tear out near my home after work. I had missed a large area of competed construction before I realized that the sidewalks were being replaced. Most of the tear out today had been filled in with stone or cement so only the area in front of 1 house was open to be searched. I only found 2 pennies that were both post wheat cent era and a round brass item that turned out to be a Henry Clay presidential candidate pendant. IMG_20200910_191324519.jpg IMG_20200910_190832825.jpg lf.jpg clay.jpg

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HENRY CLAY : Leader of the Whig party and five times an unsuccessful presidential candidate, Henry Clay (1777-1852) played a central role on the stage of national politics for over forty years. He was secretary of state under John Quincy Adams, Speaker of the House of Representatives longer than anyone else in the nineteenth century, and the most influential member of the Senate during its golden age. In a parliamentary system, he would have undoubtedly become prime minister.
 

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saftgeek

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Wow! super historic stuff there. Too bad you didn't get to detect the entire tear-out... Thanks for sharing.
 

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Cool piece of history, congrats! :occasion14:
 

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Amazing find!! what a piece of history!
 

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Very cool find and piece of history. Henry Clay Presidential campaign memorabilia is pretty rare. He started the wig party precursor to the republicans. He ran for president in 1845. I found a campaign button of his on Long Island a couple years ago. Congrats. IMG_1406.JPG IMG_1406.JPG
 

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