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Token - 1 Penny, Late Strike, Henry J. Hall, Christchurch Coffee Mills, New Zealand, circa 1920
Reg. No: NU 3804
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- Summary:
- Copper one Penny Token, minted by Stokes & Son of Melbourne. Issued by Henry J. Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand. This token is a late strike, it was struck, circa 1920. Henry Hall was a grocer, wine and spirit merchant and ran a coffee mill. He arranged for two mints to strike tokens, W.J. Taylor in London, and Stokes in Melbourne. In both cases the mint retained the dies and later employed them to manufacture restrikes of original pieces, new combinations of dies and, in Taylor's case, mules with dies from other token issuers. Hall issued nineteen penny token varieties, and three halfpennies. They were very simply designed, with text and no graphic elements.
- Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name and business of the issuer: H.J. Hall, Christchurch coffee mills, family grocer, wine and spirit merchant. It is a late strike from corroded dies and has been cleaned and varnished.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.219 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | late strikes, nz.chch, christchurch |
| Themes this item is part of: | Henry Joseph Hall, Agriculturalist & Grocer, Christchurch, New Zealand (circa 1835-1896), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Alfred Chitty Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | New Zealand |
| Tertiary Classification: | late strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens late strikes |
| DateEra: | circa 1920 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Across centre, H.J. HALL around above and below, CHRISTCHURCH COFFEE MILLS the stops after H and J are square, the die was much corroded resulting in extensive raised surface spotting. |
| Reverse Description: | Across centre, H.J. HALL around above and below, FAMILY GROCER : WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANT : |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: H.J. HALL CHRISTCHURCH COFFEE MILLS Reverse: H.J. HALL FAMILY GROCER WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANT |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Henry Hall - Christchurch Coffee Mills, New Zealand |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920 |
| Commissioned By: | Henry Hall - Christchurch Coffee Mills, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, circa 1920 |
| Previous Collection: | Mr Alfred Chitty |
| References: |
Hall employed two mints to strike his tokens, W.J. Taylor and Stokes. Both firms later reused the dies to make restrikes and concoctions for collectors. This token is a Stokes late strike for details of Taylor's products, referred to in the catalogues as 'with bars' see NU 3781. This is a Stokes product 'without bars' the dies are: Obverse H.J. HALL Stops after H.J. G 26.1 mm round H 23.2 mm square Reverse H.J. HALL Stops after H.J. Other 7 23.0 mm round J tilted left L of HALL above middle of N 8 23.8 mm round 9 23.0 mm round J upright L of HALL to bottom on N 10 22.0 mm round |
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