Thanks for your thoughts, Al. I now actually know of three people with the Pierce pin.
Back to the Brown....I think you’re dismissing it because of the 3” (on the money) size? I don’t disagree with you that it’s probably a fantasy piece but what if my “some guy made a few and sold them outside Cleveland Municipal in 1963” theory were true? I would assume it would then be “real.”
I also considered a counter argument to that - if someone was having success selling their home made pins, why would they stop?
P.S. if you need details to put me in your Will for the Pierce pin, PM me!