(1824) Medal DeWitt AJACK-1824-4 Brass Genl Andrew Jackson

Coin Details

Auction Record

$432 MS63 04-03-2024 Stack's Bowers

Description

This brass campaign medal for Andrew Jackson's 1824 presidential campaign is cataloged as DeWitt AJACK-1824-4 and features a portrait of "Genl Andrew Jackson" emphasizing his status as the hero of New Orleans. The election of 1824 was a watershed moment in American political history — the collapse of the Federalist Party left all four major candidates running as Democratic-Republicans, and the resulting four-way split prevented any candidate from winning an Electoral College majority. Jackson's candidacy represented the rising populist movement that would eventually transform American democracy, broadening political participation beyond the landed gentry who had dominated the early republic. This medal variety differs from the AJACK-1824-1 in its die work and overall design composition, reflecting the decentralized nature of early campaign memorabilia production. Multiple die sinkers in various cities would create their own versions of candidate medals, resulting in the rich variety of types cataloged by DeWitt. The brass composition was an affordable material that allowed wide distribution among Jackson's supporters, many of whom were common farmers and laborers drawn to his everyman persona.

Rarity Notes

Brass campaign medal from the 1824 election. DeWitt AJACK-1824-4. Scarce as a pre-1828 campaign piece. The 1824 Jackson medals are historically important as some of the first mass-produced American political campaign items.

Cross References

PCGS #935036; DeWitt AJACK-1824-4; 1824 Presidential Election