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Extraordinary Historic Western Scout, Frontier Guide, and Lawman Henry S.
Faucett’s Leadville, Colorado, City Marshal Presentation Solid Gold and Diamond
Badge with Case and Documentation - This stunning shield shaped badge has an
eagle with a “COLORADO” marked banner in its mouth on top and “HARVEY S. FAUCETT/
CITY MARSHAL/LEADVILLE COLO” on the shield. All but the last line are highlighted with black
enamel. The five pointed star at the center has a five smaller diamonds and one lager diamond in
the center. The back of the shield is inscribed “PRESENTED by/THE LEADVILLE/Police Force/AND MANY CITIZENS/July 11TH 1884.”The badge measures 2 7/8 inches tall by 2 3/16 inches wide and weighs over 2 ounces. It is mounted in a wooden frame and comes with a jeweler case/box marked
“E.A. POLLEY/Jeweler/Seward, Nebr.”
The badge’s presentation is recorded in the Leadville Daily Herald on July 12, 1884, which reads: “BADGE PRESENTATION Harvey S. Faucett
Presented with a Handsome Badge by the Police Force. Last night at 12 o’clock, when the police changed shifts, there was quite a little surprise sprung on City Marshal Faucett by the boys. Officer Ledford made a few introductory remarks, in which he referred to the high esteem in which the police force held their chief, and then asked him to accept a slight token of their high regard, at the same time presenting him with a handsome gold badge. The marshal was taken completely by surprise, but he managed to thank the donors for the beautiful present, and acknowledging in his modest way his appreciation of the esteem which was evidenced by the elegant badge, of which the following is a description: It consists of a shield
32 mounted by an eagle. In the center is a star containing six diamonds.