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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES ~19th U.S. PRESIDENT ~1877-1881~24k GOLD-PLATED BRONZE ~ Unc
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES ~19th U.S. PRESIDENT ~1877-1881~24k GOLD-PLATED BRONZE ~ Unc

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES ~19th U.S. PRESIDENT ~1877-1881~24k GOLD-PLATED BRONZE ~ Unc

$ 6.25

Availability: 80 in stock
  • Composition: Gold
  • Brand: Fleetwood
  • Modified Item: No
  • Type: Medal
  • Condition: Medal is encapsulated
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Nineteenth President of the United States
    RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
    1877 – 1881
    The election of 1876 was one of the most unique in the annals of American history. Quiet and reserved, Rutherford B. Hayes – unknown to voters outside his native Ohio – ran as the Republican candidate for president against the popular Democratic candidate, Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York. After the campaign, even many Republicans thought Tilden would win. On election night, Tilden retired for the night believing he had won And, indeed, he had secured more popular voters. But the electoral votes of three Southern states were disputed. Four months after the election, Hayes – with 186 electoral votes to Tilden’s 185 – won the presidency. During his administration, Hayes withdrew federal troops from the South, returned America to “hard money” and endeavored to eliminate the “spoils system” of office appointment.