Levi P Morton Button?

[DIGGINNDETECTIN]

I cant find much on this (Button?) other than the fact the he was a vice president and was part of the railroad for a while. It is a rivet style button like you would find on a pair of jeans. not sure if it is a button at all. has anyone ever found one or something similar?
thanks for the help

 

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[invent4hir]

During the later half of the 19th century, including the 1888 and 1892 elections, monetary issues were of great concern. Use of non-gold backed paper money during and after the American Civil War was popular to some, while others favored a gold or gold & silver standard. This button seems to speak to that concern.

 

[DCMatt]

Possibly from his 1896 presidential campaign.

Morton was the guy responsible for accepting and shipping the Statue of Liberty to NY.

That's a really cool find!