ANDREW JACKSON MEDALS & BUTTONS

(1824; 1828 & 1832)

 

    Democratic-Republican party loser in 1824.  Democrat party winner in 1828 and 1832. 

    The 1828-5 medal is unlisted in copper.  In fact there are no listed 1828 medals for Jackson or John Quincy Adams in copper.  The Charles McSorley collection auctioned by Presidential Coin (Joe Levine) included an example with the same obverse but with a smoothed reverse.  Joe Levine commented that "without exception, all of the 1828 tokens were struck in white metal."  The pictured solves the mystery of the McSorley example as it appears to confirm that there were at least a few 1828 copper campaign medals.

    I suspect that 1828-1 is the finest known example of the type and perhaps takes the prize for the top condition 1828 Jackson medal.  1832-1 is highly prized by hard times tokens collectors.

    "Backbuttons", buttons with the design on the shank side, were used for several campaigns.  The images include a previously unknown backbutton for Caleb Strong, Massachusetts Governor from 1812 through 1816, a period during which backbuttons are known (there exists one for James Monroe).

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1812 Caleb Strong (Massachusetts Governor). Rare

1826 July 4th celebration medal (white metal; 38 mm). Rare

1824-1 Andrew Jackson (brass; 25 mm)

1827 Andrew Jackson (counstamped coin)

1828-1 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 46 mm). Rare

1828-2 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 38 mm)

1824-4 Andrew Jackson (brass; 24 mm)

1828-3 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 38 mm). Scarce

1828-4 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 37 mm). Rare

1828-5 Andrew Jackson (copper; 38 mm). Rare, with no 1828 medals for AJ or JQA listed in copper

1828-6 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 38 mm). Rare

1828-7 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 38 mm)

1828-7 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 38 mm). Rare

1828-9 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 38 mm). Rare

1828-10 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 36 mm). Scarce

1828-11 Andrew Jackson (brass back name button; 23 mm). Scarce

1828-12 (brass backbuttons; 20 mm). Scarce

1828-16 Andrew Jackson (white metal; 38 mm). Scarce

1828 Andrew Jackson (lithographed portrait in pewter rim; mirror reverse). Rare

1832-1 Andrew Jackson (copper; 28 mm). Rare

1832-2 Andrew Jackson (brass; 28 mm). Scarce

CE 1834-27 Andrew Jackson (brass; 28 mm)

1845 Andrew Jackson (memorial) (white metal)