1893 presidential campaign pendant

Moranda&Son

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Jun 12, 2012
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image.jpg I thought this was a toy badge and my plan was to check out some different attachments for my Dremel. Rookie mistake. I realized quickly that I had something all together different. I have not been able to find a match online so I am not sure how genuine it is.
I found this about 6in down in an area that dates back to this time frame. Pretty cool piece if its genuine. Going in the showcase nomatter
 

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Hunk-a-lead

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great find for sure. I've had that sinking feeling many times when I realized my choice of cleaning method was damaging the finds. super cool save though
 

Red-Coat

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Good find. No reason to believe it’s not genuine. Matches this one, believed to be ‘inauguration’ rather than ‘campaign’:

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I’m sure that’s correct for an 1893 date. Any campaigning would have ended when the election took place on 8th November 1892. Cleveland was then inaugurated on 4th March 1893.
 

JeffInMass

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Very interesting piece! A little harsh on the cleaning but great find regardless- Congrats!
 

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Moranda&Son

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Wow, that’s it for sure. Thank you for sending that picture. Inauguration does make more sense for the date.
 

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Moranda&Son

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That’s it for sure. Thank you for sending that picture. Inauguration makes more sense
 

Lenrac2

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Awesome find! It's great to find a real piece of history!
 

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