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171 . BRYAN 16 TO 1 CLOCK FACE PORTRAIT BUTTON HAKE # 129 LARGEST VARIETY . 1.75 ” w / horizontal pin . Blank back paper . This rare button features the clock hands positioned 16 minutes to 1 o ’ clock representing Bryan ’ s position on the ratio of silver to gold coinage 16 to 1 . Slightly off-center , but among the best centered examples we ’ ve seen . Otherwise only minor surface wear . NM . See 1.25 ” variety . ( K ) $ 500.00 172 . BRYAN 16 TO 1 CLOCK FACE PORTRAIT BUTTON HAKE # 136 . 1.25 ” w / Baltimore Badge back paper . Clock hands positioned 16 minutes to 1 o ’ clock representing Bryan ’ s position on the ratio of silver to gold coinage 16 to 1 . This design is famously off-center , however , the present example is about as well-centered as we ’ ve ever seen . Only minor surface wear . High gloss . NM . A truly choice example . See larger 1.75 ” variety . ( I ) $ 200.00 173 . BRYAN RARE CORNUCOPIA & LION 16 TO 1 CLOCK FACE PORTRAIT BUTTON UNLISTED IN HAKE . 7 / 8 ” w /“ Shayer & Co .” back paper ( Birmingham , AL ). Cartoon portrait of Bryan at 6 o ’ clock . A gold lion accents the hour hand and a bw cornucopia accents the minute hand . Smooth w / only minor wear . NM . An attractive and seldom offered 1896 rarity . ( J ) $ 300.00 174 . BRYAN “ 16 TO 1 ” FIGURAL ARROW TWO TONE BRASS BADGE . 3.5 ” wide w / horizontal pin on reverse . Brass “ 16 To 1 ” w / bronzed brass arrow . Light scattered wear and handling . Still Exc . A scarce Bryan badge . ( H ) $ 100.00 175 . BRYAN : “ TRUE BI-METALLISM NO STRADDLE-BUG ” RARE PIN- BACK BADGE HAKE # 302 . 3-3 / 8x3-3 / 8 ”. Octagonal thin tin sheet w / vertical pin on reverse . Main areas of bugs ’ bodies are lightly embossed . Image of silver bug and gold bug happily walking , each w / an ‘ arm ’ across the ‘ shoulders ’ of his companion . Symbolic money bags they display are inscribed “ 16 ” and “ 1 ”. Silver and gold lettering reads “ True Bi-Metallism / No Straddle-Bug .” Moderate surface wear w / scattered crazing on paint , most notably along the right outer edges only seen in reflected light . Extremely Fine . A seldom offered and exceptional pro-Bryan badge . ( I ) $ 200.00 176 . “ FOR PRESIDENT WM . E . RUSSELL ” CROSS OF GOLD SPEECH 1896 HOPEFUL BUTTON . 7 / 8 ” w / W & H back paper . A couple tiny dots in field just right of portrait . Otherwise clean . Extremely Fine . Rare . William Russell , then Gov . of Massachusetts , was one of the most vehement opponents of free silver during the 1896 campaign . He built a contingency in the Eastern states and at the convention delivered an impassioned speech in support of the gold standard . However , the very next speaker was William J . Bryan who delivered his now iconic Cross of Gold speech after which the convention crowd went berserk sweeping away policemen who accompanied Bryan off the podium where delegates lifted him atop their shoulders and carried him about the arena . The ensuing 25 minutes of pandemonium secured Russell ’ s place as a footnote in history akin to Al Downing , the pitcher on the mound for Hank Aaron ’ s 715th home run . Russell died some three months after the convention while on a fishing trip in Quebec . This is only the third example we can recall encountering in our 58 years . ( I ) $ 200.00 177 . BRYAN “ NO CROWN OF THORNS NO CROSS OF GOLD ” STUD- BACK BUTTON HAKE # 178 . 7 / 8 ”. Stud . Scarcer “ Cross of Gold ” portrait variety . Slightly off-register , otherwise only light wear . Exc . as made . See previous item for related “ Cross of Gold ” button . John Hillhouse Collection . ( H ) $ 100.00 178 . BRYAN & SEWALL “ WHAT WE ’ LL DO TO GOLD BUGS ” JUGATE BUTTON HAKE # 18 . 7 / 8 ” w /“ Baldwin & Gleeson ” filled metal back and fixed vertical pin . Imaginative design inspired by Bryan ’ s populist support among farmers . Beneath the slogan is a depiction of a pitchfork w / a goldbug impaled on each of the three tines . Clean w / only minor wear . High gloss . NM . ( I ) $ 200.00 179 . BRYAN & SEWALL FREE SILVER 1896 DALLASTOWN , PA JUGATE RIBBON BADGE . 8.25 ” overall w / 1.75 ” cello disc . W & H label sewn on reverse . Text below portraits reads “ No Compromise ”. Moderate wear on ribbon w / some silver letter application fading and loss , most notably on “ Free ”. Cello has only light wear . Overall extremely Fine . ( I ) $ 200.00 180 . BRYAN & SEWALL “ TRUE DEMOCRACY ” SINGLE DAY EVENT RIBBON BADGE . 5 ” long overall w / National Campaign Equipment Co . sticker on reverse of ribbon . Double-sided 1.75 ” cello . Reverse reads “ Bryan & Sewall Reception , National Capitol , Washington , D . C ./ Sept . 19 , 1896 .” Only minor overall wear . Ribbon is crisp and bright . NM . ( H / I ) $ 100.00