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This is a 1904 (OR POSSIBLY, BASED ON THE YOUNG IMAGE, 1908) EUGENE DEBS 7/8″ PICTORIAL SEPIA CAMPAIGN BUTTON-VERY RARE & MINT! THE FIRST OBVIOUS QUESTION IS HOW CAN A 7/8″, NON-DESCRIPT BUTTON BE WORTH ALMOST $1500? THE ANSWER TO THIS IS BOTH SUBJECTIVE AND A BIT ABSTRACT. TO DRAW A PARALELL TO A FAMOUS BUTTON THAT IS MORE HERALDED BUT YET NO MORE RARE, A COX/ROOSEVELT SEPIA JUGATE FROM 1920 IN THIS CONDITION WOULD BRING $40,000 OR MORE. ARGUABLY, THERE ARE AS MANY COLLECTORS FOR DEBS AS THERE ARE FOR COX. ALSO VIRTUALLY EVERY COX/ROOSEVELT JUGATE DESIGN HAS BEEN SEEN AT SOME JUNCTURE-CAN YOU SAY THE SAME FOR THIS ITEM? FROM A RARITY STANDPOINT, WE BELIEVE THE DEBS WINS HANDS-DOWN. FROM A POPULARITY STANDPOINT, WE BELIEVE THAT DEBS ITEMS ARE PROBABLY SOUGHT BY A LARGER AUDIENCE THAN COX ITEMS. FINALLY FROM A CONDITION STANDPOINT, THIS DEBS BUTTON IS UNIMPROVABLE. VIRTUALLY MINT AND AS-MADE, IT HAS DEEP SATURATED COLOR AND AN IMAGE JUST AS CRISP TODAY AS IT WAS OVER 100 YEARS AGO. FOR YOU DEBS COLLECTORS, HERE IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCURE AND EVEN RARER BUTTON. IT’S THE FIRST WE HAVE SEEN, LET ALONE OWNED, IN OVER 40 YEARS OF ASSOCIATION WITH THE POLITICAL HOBBY. ONCE THIS ONE GOES, YOU MAY NEVER SEE ANOTHER. Our commitment is to provide you with quality coins and collectibles at the best possible prices. This piece is no exception. Please note, the coin and collectibles markets do fluctuate, and prices occasionally will change. In this rare circumstance, we will contact you first to verify your order.
