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396 . REAGAN & JOHN McCAIN “ LEADERS FOR ARIZONA ” COATTAIL BUTTON . 2.25 ” w / horizontal pin on reverse . John McCain served in the U . S . Navy from 1958-1981 and was a POW during the Vietnam War . He first ran for office in 1982 , when he won a seat in the House representing Arizona ’ s First Congressional District . He served in Congress from 1983-1987 , before becoming a U . S . Senator , which he held from 1987 until his death in 2018 . He was the 2008 Republican presidential nominee , but lost to Barack Obama . Only minor wear . NM . ( H ) $ 100.00 397 . REAGAN “ HAPPY DAYS ARE heREAGAN ” RECORD MOTIF 1984 PORTRAIT BUTTON . 3.5 ” w / union bug on curl at 3 o ’ clock . Smiling portrait of Reagan in denim jacket in center . It ’ s been reported that only 75 of this design were produced . High gloss w / only minor wear . NM . A choice example . ( I ) $ 200.00 398 . REAGAN “ BARRETT ’ S TAVERN ” 1984 NEW JERSEY BUTTON PAIR INC . UNIQUE HAND COLORED VARIETY . Each is 2.25 ” w /“ Pd . By F . Barrett ” on curls . Left has light wear and is Exc ., while right is NM . Green color on left tavern is hand done . While we ’ ve encountered a handful of the standard variety at right this is the only the second example of the hand colored variety known to us . ( I ) $ 200.00 399 . “ REAGAN KEMP DORNAN ” CALIFORNIA COATTAIL TRIO INC . UNIQUE HANDMADE BUTTON . Each is 2.25 ”. Two of the buttons produced by “ Votes Unlimited ” ( Ferndale , NY ). The “ Reagan / Kemp / Dornan ” button is handmade w /“ Pam ’ s Pinback Advertisements ” ( Long Beach ) label on reverse . Red and blue letters applied . All are Exc . to NM . ( I ) $ 200.00 400 . REAGAN & BUSH 1985 INAUGURAL OFFICIAL METRO D . C . POLICE BADGE . 3 ” tall gold finished metal badge w / vertical bar pin on reverse and text “ Blackinton ”. Trivial wear . NM . See next two lots for related police and Secret Service badges from the 1985 inauguration . ( I ) $ 200.00 401 . REAGAN “ US SECRET SERVICE ” 1985 INAUGURAL POLICE BADGE PAIR . Each is 2-7 / 8 ” tall w / vertical bar pins on reverse . “ Blackington ” stamped on reverse . Left badge reads “ Treasury Police ” at the bottom , while the right has “ Uniform Division .” Both glossy mint luster w / virtually no wear . Both NM . See previous and next lots for related police badges from the 1985 inauguration . ( I ) $ 200.00 402 . REAGAN “ 1985 “ INAUGURAL COMMITTEE STAFF ” POLICE BADGE TRIO . Each is 2-7 / 8 ” w / vertical bar pin on reverse . “ Blackinton ” stamp on reverse . Left badge reads “ Reagan-Bush ” at top w /“ Inaugural Committee Staff ” on bottom . Center badge reads ““ Ronald Reagan & George Bush ” at top w /“ Inaugural Committee Senior Staff ” on bottom . Right badge reads “ F . P . S . Police ” at top and “ Inaugural Committee Staff ” below . All have mint luster w / only trivial wear . NM . See previous two lots for related police and Secret Service badges from 1985 inauguration ceremony . ( I ) $ 200.00 403 . REAGAN SIGNED BOOK “ SPEAKING MY MIND ”. Book is 6.5x9.5 ”. 432 pp . Published by Simon & Shuster in 1989 . Signature on book plate on second page in the book . Book plate features watercolor scene of the Reagan Presidential Library & Museum , located in Simi Valley , CA . Book has only minor wear . NM . Comes w / JSA LOA . ( I ) $ 200.00 404 . “ OBAMA STATE SENATOR 13TH DISTRICT ” 1996 ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN BUTTON . 2.25 ” w / union bug at 6 o ’ clock . Produced for Obama ’ s 1996 bid for the IL State Senate , his first foray into electoral politics . He won the election , where he served from 1997- 2004 , before becoming a U . S . Senator in 2005 . Smooth and glossy w / only minor wear . NM . A rare early-career pin for the 44th President . ( K ) $ 500.00 405 . “ OBAMA FOR SENATE ” 2002 ILLINOIS STATE SENATE CAMPAIGN BUTTON . 2.25 ” w / union bug at 6 o ’ clock . A few tiny scattered spots , most notably on the “ N ” in “ Senate ” and the “ O ” in “ Obama ”, w / the rest being barely seen in the blue background . Both of the two examples we have encountered had similar spotting . VF . Produced for his third campaign for State Senate in 2002 . He was re-elected and by 2004 was the US Senate nominee . This design saw a second life during that campaign w / a remaining few leftovers being distributed at the 2004 Illinois State Fair . This design is notably rarer than the variety offered as the previous item . An important early career badge for the future President on the cusp of his meteoric rise to the White House . ( K ) $ 500.00 406 . OBAMA FOR CONGRESS 2000 SIGNED CAMPAIGN FLYER HANDBILL . 6x9 ” on thin glossy stock . Features smiling portraits of Barack , Michelle , and Malia . Signature just below portrait of Michelle . Front of handbill includes a short biography on Obama w / his policy positions on the reverse . Text on reverse reads “ Punch # 21 on Election Day , March 21st .” From Obama ’ s unsuccessful campaign for Illinois ’ 1st Congressional District . He was defeated by incumbent Bobby Rush , the only politician to defeat Obama in an election . Faint blue ink bleed along right side at bottom . Otherwise light wear . Still Exc . Comes w / JSA LOA . ( J ) $ 300.00
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N - $ 10000 to $ 20000 P - $ 20000 to $ 35000 Q - $ 35000 to $ 50000
R - $ 50000 to $ 75000 S - $ 75000 to $ 100000 T - $ 100000 to $ 200000
U - $ 200000 to $ 350000 V - $ 350000 to $ 500000 W - $ 500000 to $ 750000
X - $ 750000 to $ 1000000 Y - $ 1000000 to $ 1500000 Z - $ 1500000 and up