Price
$175.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine
Size
2.25" diameter
1960 Kennedy, Humphrey, Freeman, Matthews Minnesota Coattail Button. Top left features image of United States Capitol with photo of John F. Kennedy at the right with his name. This 1960 Minnesota campaign button promoted the DFL ticket alongside John F. Kennedy. It supported Hubert Humphrey for U.S. Senate, Orville Freeman for Governor, and George j. Matthews for 6th Congressional District. . These "coattail" pins are prized by collectors for featuring the entire state and national Democratic lineup. Not easy to find button. Original.
From an amazing John F Kennedy collection in very fine condition that we recently acquired and will be listed over the next weeks.
It took a bit of hunting to discover who "Matthews" was in the coattails button. Typically, collectors and dealers merely mentioned the last names of Matthews and never stated the position he ran for. With some research and help from a "friend" we determined it was George J. Matthews was the 1960 Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) nominee for U.S. House in the 6th Congressional District, challenging longtime Republican incumbent Walter H. Judd. Mystery Solved.
$175.00
used
Very fine
2.25" diameter