TOP CONDITION 125-PIECE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BUTTON COLLECTION SPANNING 1896-1964.
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Winning Bid:
$460.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #196 - Part I
Item numbers 1 though 975 in auction 196
Value Code:
J/K - $700 to $2,000 Help Icon
Item Description
Here is a great instant collection of 125 buttons (including just a few enamel and/or metal pins) covering candidates from the first year of buttons in 1896 through 1964. These pieces come from an old collection and have been carefully selected to be free of defects. All display clean and glossy. Condition is high grade, meaning Exc. to essentially Mint. About 95% are 7/8" to 1.75" in size, a few smaller, a few larger. See additional photos on our website as well as the collection covering 1968-2004 as item #13. This collection comprises: Bryan - 1 jugate, 4 pictures (5); Taft - 1 jugate plus a duplicate jugate, 6 pictures, a watch fob, a brass "Taft" pin (10); Smith - 3 pictures, 2 text only, 1 enamel pin, 1 derby hat stud (7); Landon - 1 jugate, 2 pictures, 4 text, 1 enamel pin (8); Willkie - 7 pictures, 13 text (20); Dewey - 3 jugates, 6 pictures, 9 text, 1 tab, 1 plastic elephant (20); Stevenson - 1 jugate, 6 pictures, 8 text, 2 brass pins, 1 plastic pin (18); Ike - 1 jugate, 5 pictures, 1 text (7); JFK - 3 pictures, 2 text, 1 PT-boat brass pin, 1 rare 1.25" "JK60" PT-boat clutch back metal pin, 1 "Jack" 1964 USA-shaped metal pin (8); LBJ - 4 jugates, 1 picture, 5 text, 1 metal pin (11); Goldwater - 2 jugates, 2 pictures, 7 text (11).
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