MARTIN VAN BUREN MEDALS, BUTTONS & BADGES

(1836 & 1840)

    Democratic Party winner in 1836 and loser in 1840. 

    Van Buren's medals and badges and generally scarce to rare and are generally of high quality in design and execution.

    The badge at 1840-13 is one of the rarest sulphide badges.  Jefferson Davis' wife wrote that Whig ladies had "'subtreasury brooches" -- small shell cameo pins on which were carved a strong box with immense locks, and a little bloodhound chained to the lock and lying on watch.  The Whig children were told "Martin Van Buren wants to set these dogs on your families."

    The 1840-13 button is a satirical anti-Van Buren button.  For some reason, the DeWitt and Sullivan books list it under Van Buren rather than William Henry Harrison.   

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1836-1 Martin Van Buren (white metal; 38 mm). Scarce	1836-1 Martin Van Buren (white metal; 38). Outstanding design. Scarce	1836-3 Martin Van Buren (white metal; 30 mm). Scarce	1836-4 Martin Van Buren (brass; 25 mm)	1840-1 Martin Van Buren (white metal; 38 mm). Scarce
1840-2 Martin Van Buren (white metal; 38 mm)	1840-3 Martin Van Buren (white metal; 36 mm). Scarce	1840-5 Martin Van Buren (white metal; 37 mm). Outstanding design. Scarce	1840-6 Martin Van Buren (brass; 29mm)	1840-8 Martin Van Buren (brass; 26 mm). Hard Times Token - Scarce
1840-11 Martin Van Buren (brass button). Rare	1840-13 Martin Van Buren (sulphide badge). Rare	1840-15(a) Martin Van Buren (sulphide badge). Scarce	1840-18 Martin Van Buren (brass backbutton)	1840 Martin Van Buren (sulphide badge). Rare
1848-3 Martin Van Buren (counstamped coin)