(1860) Token DeWitt-AL-1860-61 Copper President's House Campaign

Coin Details

Description

This copper campaign token from the 1860 election, cataloged as DeWitt AL-1860-61, features the "President's House" theme and represents one of the more distinctive varieties in the extensive Lincoln 1860 series. The "President's House" reference — the traditional name for the White House before Theodore Roosevelt formally adopted the latter name in 1901 — indicates this token's reverse depicts the executive mansion as the prize Lincoln sought. Campaign tokens with architectural imagery are less common than portrait or slogan types, making this variety of particular interest to specialists. The copper composition indicates a moderate-quality production. Lincoln's 1860 campaign benefited from the geographic advantage of a four-way race in which the opposition was divided among Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell, allowing Lincoln to win electoral majorities in Northern states despite receiving no votes in most of the South. The Republican Party's organizational network distributed campaign material including tokens like this one through party clubs, newspaper offices, and the Wide-Awake marching organizations that served as the party's grassroots infrastructure.

Rarity Notes

Copper campaign token from 1860. DeWitt AL-1860-61. "President's House" theme is distinctive within the Lincoln series. Moderately scarce.

Cross References

PCGS #968180; DeWitt AL-1860-61; 1860 Presidential Election; Abraham Lincoln; President's House