1860 Wealth of The South Civil War Token NGC AU58. F-511/514 mp. This near-Uncirculated, lustrous Civil War Token of 1860 has light silver-gray fields with tan highlighted devices. These colors show the tokens authenticity. The surfaces are extremely clean, with no notable abrasion marks or other distractions. The strike is strong with full details on the tree and the cannon below as well as on the vegetation of the reverse.
 
The obverse of the token depicts the legend THE WEALTH OF THE SOUTH RICE TOBACCO SUGAR COTTON. The reverse shows a palmetto tree in the center with glory rays, cannon and cannonballs. The legend is NO SUBMISSION TO THE NORTH and the date 1860 is below.

The token was designed by Benjamin True and struck in Cincinnati by John Stanton. It was marketed in the South where its sentiment was strongly favored. The philosophy was that the strength of the South came from the land and its crops. The strength of the North was based on man-made facilities and activities such as banking and manufacturing. (Some odd mules were made with these dies. One, for example, has Lincoln on the obverse with the secessionist reverse.)

The token occurs both with and without a hole for suspension. The current piece is unholed.