(1970s)-D Medal Grover Cleveland 34mm Inaugurated 1885

Coin Details

Description

This 34mm Denver Mint presidential medal features Grover Cleveland with the notation "Inaugurated 1885." Cleveland is the only president to serve non-consecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897), and this medal documents his first inauguration. His reputation for personal honesty and fiscal conservatism made him an unusual Democratic president during the Gilded Age of Republican dominance. The transition from hand-engraved to machine-produced campaign medals paralleled broader industrialization trends in American manufacturing, with each technological advance enabling larger production runs at lower per-unit costs. The Denver Mint series medals provide educational value by presenting all presidents in a consistent format, making Cleveland's unique status as both the 22nd and 24th president easy to demonstrate in a collection.

Rarity Notes

Denver Mint 34mm presidential medal, 1970s. Grover Cleveland. Only president to serve non-consecutive terms.

Cross References

PCGS #922155; Denver Mint presidential medal series; Grover Cleveland; inaugurated 1885