(1832) Token DeWitt AJACK-1832-2 Brass Andrew Jackson Campaign

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Description

This brass campaign token from Andrew Jackson's 1832 re-election campaign is cataloged as DeWitt AJACK-1832-2. The 1832 election was the first in which candidates were nominated by national party conventions rather than congressional caucuses, marking a major democratization of the presidential selection process. Jackson, running as the Democratic candidate, faced National Republican Henry Clay and Anti-Masonic candidate William Wirt. The central issue was Jackson's war against the Second Bank of the United States — Clay and his allies had pushed through a recharter bill that Jackson vetoed in July 1832, making the Bank the defining campaign issue. Jackson won overwhelmingly with 219 electoral votes to Clay's 49, interpreting his victory as a popular mandate to destroy the Bank. This brass token reflects the growing sophistication of campaign material production in the 1830s, as political organizations became more formalized and the market for partisan memorabilia expanded. The DeWitt AJACK-1832-2 designation places it within a small series of Jackson 1832 campaign pieces, which are less numerous than those from his 1828 campaign but historically significant as artifacts of the first convention-era presidential election.

Rarity Notes

Brass campaign token from the 1832 election. DeWitt AJACK-1832-2. Less common than the 1828 Jackson campaign pieces. The 1832 election was the first with national party convention nominations.

Cross References

PCGS #669747; DeWitt AJACK-1832-2; 1832 Presidential Election