On election day this year my father gave me this FDR campaign button with the original ribbon. Neither one of us knows the value or rarity of the item, but I was hoping some of our readers might have a clue or point me in the right direction.
Here it is:
posted by Dennis on 12.15.04 at 10:20 AM
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Getting psychic again are we?
(While you were writing that post, I updated my earlier post to include this link about the nefarious FDR . . .)
As FDR said, in politics there are no coincidences.
Considering a Ronald Reagan "cowboy" button- the kind that was used on the RNC floor during his 1st nomination- is worh around $20-30, I'd suspect the FDR is worh somewhat more, though likely not much over $100.
Do you have any idea which campaign the ribbon was for? Given the pic, I'd say his last or next-to, but I can't say for certain. Its also significant if it belonged to a delegate, etc.
Wait- I should say that I'm looking at it as "what I would charge" and then haggle afterwards. I don't think I could get $100 straight off, unless the person was absolutely thrilled with FDR.
Chances are I could get up to $75 or so.
There are political memerobilia books & also specialists. Possibly looking up your local antiquers would give you some better information.
But I'll tell you: Typically, any price an antiquer gives you is under its worth, since they're trying to get it off you cheaply.
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Getting psychic again are we?
(While you were writing that post, I updated my earlier post to include this link about the nefarious FDR . . .)
As FDR said, in politics there are no coincidences.