155. Memories of the female vote
Manufacturer: NAWSA, AWSA
original price: less than US$ 1*
Worth today: up to US$ 1,000*
It's been just over a hundred years since the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified. While not all women could vote, passage of the amendment was a major milestone in progress. August 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, so memorabilia was on the rise, price-wise.
Women's suffrage memorabilia produced between 1890 and 1917, the movement's most active years, are museum-worthy and cost thousands. Pieces from the later years of the suffrage movement, including buttons and safety pins, are less expensive. If your mother or grandmother was a suffragette, they might have some collectible memorabilia worth good money.