"COX AND ROOSEVELT" 1920 HOLY GRAIL JUGATE BUTTON HAKE #2010.
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Winning Bid:
$42,480.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
As the T206 Honus Wagner is to baseball card collecting and Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, is to comic collecting the Cox/FDR jugate is to political campaign material collecting. Enthusiasm was low for the Democratic field in 1920 with Gov. of Ohio James M. Cox becoming the nominee on the 44th convention ballot and selecting the relatively unknown 38 year old Franklin D. Roosevelt in part for his famous last name and service as Wilson's Assistant Sec. of the Navy. As a result not much material was produced and jugate buttons are the most highly coveted artifacts in the canon of political button collecting.
Condition Details: 7/8" with W&H back paper. We note a pin prick indentation on Cox's cheek visible only under magnification and a trivial spot of oxidation on collet at 9 o'clock both mentioned for strict accuracy. Otherwise only light surface wear seen in reflected light. NM. These often have slight centering issues exposing the white copyright text on lower curl but this example is perfectly centered making it an especially choice specimen for display and easily among the most attractive examples we have encountered. Whether you are attempting to complete a jugate set or are someone who seeks the very best material in any field this is a special opportunity to obtain an investment grade political campaign artifact.
Whether it was the general lack of enthusiasm generated by the dark horse candidates, party financial constraints or the writing on the wall indicating an upcoming electoral defeat that caused local and national officials not to order these jugate buttons we may never know. What we do know is clear- these buttons are Rare. The estimated population of survivors varies but generally lands at around 60 specimens, split between the six known designs. It is theorized that button manufacturers produced only sample quantities, an idea supported by the fact that no more than three Cox/FDR jugates have been found together at one time and this with collectors tirelessly scouring flea markets, antique shops, attics, barns, basements and anywhere else they could imagine to look since the mid-1960s. The current offering has been hidden from view locked in a middle-west collection for over 50 years, which further illustrates the level at which these buttons are cherished by collectors fortunate enough to obtain an example of this iconic rarity.
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