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[Richard@BackwoodsDetectors]

[size=large]A friend of mine found this and we have drawn a blank on determining what it is. There is nothing on the reverse side, is thinner than a coin and it the approximate size of a silver dollar. Any help would be appreciated. Richard[/size]

 

[BillF]

It sure looks like Gen. Grant. Pictures of him show the patch on his shoulder with 3 stars. Is the hole in the center drilled or does the back look like it may have been pried off of something else?

 

[BillF]

OK, its part of an 1868 Grant campaign button.

 

[Richard@BackwoodsDetectors]

The back is smooth and the hole seems to be punched with something rectangular . It could have been pried off of something.. Richard

thanks for the info

 

[Richard@BackwoodsDetectors]

[size=large]think is accountable for the irregular cut on the edges ? Richard[/size]

 

[BillF]

Richard, not certain. Maybe rough handling or poor manufacturing. Hard to tell from a pic.
If you do a search of Ulysses Grant buttons you should find complete examples of yours. Apparently there was some slogans and what not that went with it. Its still a very cool find.

 

[Rolladex]

The hole was punched with a square nail.

 

[BillF]

After looking at Grant campaign buttons, not sure that's what this is. Pretty darn sure its Grant, just not a campaign button. The picture I uploaded says that the button has 1868 on the back and the phrase
"I propose to fight it out on this line."