Small “Aviators for Goldwater” lapel pin. I can’t find one online anywhere. I am in the market to sell, but don’t want to get ripped off. Ideas?
- Collect [del]underpants[/del] campaign buttons.
- ???
- Profit!
By coincidence, I just happened to see an episode of Antiques Roadshow, and there was a woman who had a huge board full of old campaign buttons.
Some were obviously worth more than others, but I believe the top price mentioned was about $100 for one very old one (James Garfield?), and most of the others were in the $10-$30 range, with some only being worth a few dollars at best. My guess is that a relatively “new” one from Goldwater would be in the lower range of $10-$30 - but that is just a guess, after watching the show.
Here’s an eBay search for completed auctions in “goldwater campaign buttons”. Looks like they’re not really worth much at all. It’s possible that your particular button is super special and valuable for some reason, but it’s probably not.