1856 John C. Fremont. DeWitt-JF 1856-12. White Metal. 28 mm. MS-63 (NGC).This marked the advent of the Republican Party. Fremonts wife was the daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, the driving force for the Mint Act of June 18, 1834, that revised the standards for gold coins. A seldom-seen campaign token.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Earlier ex Wayte Raymond; F.C.C. Boyd estate; our sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XXIV, September 2013 Philadelphia, lot 10692.
