(1864) Campaign 35mm DEWITT-JF-1864-2 White Medal Fremont And Cochrane NGC AU 53

CVC & Collectables presents the (1864) Frémont and Cochrane Campaign Medal, a scarce 35mm white metal medal struck during the 1864 U.S. presidential election. Cataloged as DeWitt JF-1864-2, this piece was issued to support the Radical Democracy Party ticket of John C. Frémont and General John Cochrane, a short-lived third-party challenge to Abraham Lincoln. These medals are rare and historically significant, capturing a moment of political dissent during the American Civil War.

Medal Highlights:

• Date: 1864 (undated, issued during the election year)
• Composition: White Metal
• Diameter: 35 mm
• Reference: DeWitt JF-1864-2
• Obverse: Bust of John C. Frémont facing right, with the legend:
  “GEN. JOHN C. FRÉMONT”
• Reverse: “Fremont and Cochrane”
• Edge: Plain
• Finish: Struck medallic

Collectibility:

The JF-1864-2 campaign medal is a prized artifact among collectors of presidential campaign memorabilia, Civil War-era exonumia, and third-party political history. White metal pieces from this era are particularly fragile, and examples in clean condition are increasingly difficult to find. This 35mm format provides excellent detail on both obverse and reverse portraits.