Lot #47: William Henry Harrison 1840 - Campaign Token

William Henry Harrison 1840 - Campaign Token • It is unclear how many were produced, as these were privately produced. • This token represents the first modern American political campaign. • The newspapers mocked Harrison by claiming he would be content to sit out the rest of his days in a log cabin drinking hard cider, his party flipped the insult, and the log cabin and cider barrel into symbols of a "man of the people" • The 1840 William Henry Harrison presidential campaign token is often categorized by collectors as a “Hard Times" token. • In my estimation the condition of the coin is between (VF-30 to VF-35), but this coin has not been professionally graded. • Weight: 2 oz. or 3.95 grams • 2 mm. x 33 mm. x 33 mm. Dimensions: 2 mm. x 33 mm. x 33 mm. Pickup category timeslot {A}