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Token - 1 Penny, Late Strike, Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1918
Reg. No: NU 3621
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, a late strike minted by Thomas Stokes, Melbourne, circa 1918. Issued by Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, 1864. Collins & Co appears to have existed only for a short period, their products included: Groceries, Wines, Spirits, & Clothing.
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) with the name, address and the business of the firm that originally commissioned the obverse die: Collins & Co. Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst muled with a corroded die originally employed for tokens issued by Love & Roberts of Wagga Wagga, a plough with the motto 'the commercial, pastoral and farming interests'.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 15.470 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | late strikes |
| Themes this item is part of: | Collins & Co., Drapers, Bathurst, New South Wales, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Love & Roberts, Store Keepers, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - New South Wales |
| Tertiary Classification: | late strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1918 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within line circle, COLLINS & CO around, CHEAP CLOTHING BAZAAR BATHURST |
| Reverse Description: | From a very corroded die, at centre a plough around, THE COMMERCIAL PASTORAL & FARMING INTERESTS below 1865 T. STOKES MELBOURNE in small letters above the date |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: COLLINS & CO CHEAP CLOTHING BAZAAR BATHURST Reverse: THE COMMERCIAL PASTORAL & FARMING INTERESTS1865 T. STOKES MELBOURNE |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Collins & Co., Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint) |
| Commissioned By: | Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, 1862 Obverse die |
| Commissioned By (Probable): | Love & Roberts, 1865 Reverse die |
| Previous Collection: | National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Numismatics Collection, pre 1976 |
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