Description: I have for sale one of the 1872 Presidential campaign tokens for Horace Greeley. Greeley a democrat ran against Ulysses S. Grant, a republican, Greeley lost. Greeley was a newspaper editor & publisher, the founder & editor of the New York Tribune. He also served briefly as a United States congressman from New York. The token is gilded metal, it is 1 1/4 inch in diameter and in slightly circulated condition with spots on the obverse, see photos. On the token obverse it shows the raised bust of HORACE GREELEY with his name. The reverse reads THE HONEST OLD FARMER OF - CHAPPAQUA - LIBERAL - REPUBLICAN - AND DEMOCRATIC - CANDIDATE - FOR - PRESIDENT - OF THE UNITED STATES. Benjamin Gratz Brown was Greeley's V.P. candidate and at that time Brown was the governor of Missouri. Please see over 950 more collectibles for sale in my EBAY STORE at TE COLLECTABLES. (19,348 IRD)
Price: 295 USD
Location: Bedford Hills, New York
End Time: 2025-01-15T17:05:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: token
Year: 1872
Presidential Campaign: Horace Greeley
Theme: Politics
Country/Region: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
