1860 Token DeWitt-AL-1860-59 Copper Lincoln-Millions For Freedom

Coin Details

Description

This copper version of the "Millions For Freedom" Lincoln campaign token from 1860 is cataloged as DeWitt AL-1860-59. The copper composition variant of this antislavery-themed token is typically scarcer than the brass version, as copper strikings were generally produced in smaller quantities. The "Millions For Freedom" motto on Lincoln campaign tokens encapsulates the moral dimension of the 1860 election — while the Republican platform was technically limited to opposing slavery's expansion rather than abolishing it where it existed, many Republicans understood that containment was the first step toward slavery's ultimate extinction. Lincoln himself expressed this view in his "House Divided" speech of 1858, declaring that the nation could not permanently endure half slave and half free. Campaign tokens bearing freedom-related slogans served as moral commitments as much as political endorsements, and their production and distribution reflected the deep antislavery convictions of the Republican base. The copper composition gave this token a distinctive reddish-brown appearance that set it apart from the golden brass and silvery white metal variants available to Lincoln supporters.

Rarity Notes

Copper campaign token from 1860. DeWitt AL-1860-59. "Millions For Freedom" variant in copper. Scarcer than the brass version.

Cross References

PCGS #965207; DeWitt AL-1860-59 (copper); 1860 Presidential Election; Abraham Lincoln; "Millions For Freedom"