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 looks to be bronze, it is 15/16 inch in diameter and in a high grade circulated condition, but holed, see photos. On the token obverse in the center it shows the raised bust of Greeley and around the rim it reads THE SAGE OF CHAPPAQUA - H. GREELEY. The reverse in the center shows an eagle perched on a branch with arrows behind & the year 1872 below. At the rim it reads GREELEY - BROWN & AMNESTY. 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. (19,347 IRD)
Price: 75 USD
Location: Bedford Hills, New York
End Time: 2024-12-15T16:40:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.75 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
