Pap?1849 Taylor & Fillmore Campaign Medal

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HIYA PAPPY!
DUG THIS TODAY.CAN YA TELL ME WHAT IT'S WORTH?IS IT RARE?
THANKS,
DAVE
Sat Hunt*1849 Taylor & Fillmore Pres Campaign Medal

[PAPPY]

Yes, It looks like a keeper..Appears to be in pretty good shape too.
A little history to go with you medal.

US President Zachary Taylor

I am not sure what it would bring at a show but I'm more than sure a collector would show some great interest in your find.

I'll do some checking and see what I can find concerning the going price.

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Originally Posted by PAPPY

Yes, It looks like a keeper..Appears to be in pretty good shape too.
A little history to go with you medal.

US President Zachary Taylor

I am not sure what it would bring at a show but I'm more than sure a collector would show some great interest in your find.

I'll do some checking and see what I can find concerning the going price.

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I WONDER IF MINE IS WORTH AS MUCH AS THIS ONE? HOLY SMOKES!
I would like some information about this Martin Van Buren political item. I think it is a pendant, because it has a small hole at the top. The front has, “MARTIN HHHHHHVAN BUREN,” his portrait, and the date 1849. The back says, “FREE SOIL / FREE LABOR / FREE SPEECH.” I found it at an old cabin in the woods, about 25 miles from Kinderhook, New York, where Van Buren lived. The owner of the property told me that Van Buren’s wife used to stay in the cabin to get away by herself from time to time.


It’s called a shell medalet and was issued in 1848 for Martin Van Buren’s last attempt to return to office. America’s 8th president (1837-41), he proved to be one of its unpopular ones as well, in large part because of the country’s first major depression, the Panic of 1837. After losing a bid for reelection in 1840, he opted out in 1844, but in 1848 decided to give it one last try, this time as the Free Soil candidate. The Free Soil movement, composed of mostly disaffected Democrats, opposed the expansion of slavery into the new territories of the West. Van Buren finished a distant third in the contest, receiving no electoral votes and only about 10% of the popular vote. Two versions of the medalet are known— one of gilt brass, and the other of silvered brass— and as you guessed, there was originally a small wire loop at the top for suspension. If nondug and in Very Fine or better condition, it would be worth $1,000-1,500. W&ET asked a couple of leading political memorabilia experts to value your find, and the higher estimate of the two was $500, retail.