Lot 3046
Lincoln "Rail Splitter" Campaign Token, 1860, copper, 28 mm, DeWitt/Sullivan AL 1860-41, only minor wear with attractive red toning and no sign of vertigris, a Very Fine example of this classic token.
Estimate $500 - 750
According to The Rail Splitter - A Journal for the Lincoln Collector, this token was part of a marketing campaign to shape Lincoln's image as the ideal American. "Rail Splitter" refers to an early period in Lincoln's life when he worked on the frontier, clearing land and building a homestead. In 1860 Lincoln campaigned as the "'Rail Splitter of the West,'" a slogan and image that propelled him to the White House.
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