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Posted By: Zach Rice

My first thought when reading the post was the same as Dan's, an 1898 Cameo Pepsin pin. These are much smaller then the size you describe, though. They are 1.25 inches in diameter and have amazing sepia images and a paper backing. Your pin is much larger and I don't think I’ve ever seen a cameo with a non-portrait pose like the one you described (except the team pins of course).

You don't see many pins from the time period you described, let alone ones that size. I just browsed through my Hake and Steckler book and couldn't really find any images that fit the description of the pin mentioned in this post. It is possible that it is something homemade or from an unknown set, I guess. I'd love to see an image of it.