(1789) George Washington Inaugural Button. LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT, Widely Spaced GW in Oval. Cobb-5c, DeWitt-GW 1789-7. Brass. Very Fine, Environmental Damage. Granular with porosity that speaks to a ground find. Still, all of the details are present and aside from a short flan split, which is almost certainly as made, this is a very pleasing button. A replacement shank of similar style to the original has been reattached with lead solder, but these buttons frequently dont have them at all. Historic and popular as an early American political piece from the first Presidency.
