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Token - 1 Penny, H. Lipscombe, Seedsman & Produce Salesman, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, circa 1860
Reg. No: NU 4042
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by an unknown British mint. Issued by H. Lipscombe, Seedsman & Produce Salesman, Hobart, circa 1860. Henry Lipscombe arrived in Hobart Town as a free settler on 16 January 1838, from London. He established a prosperous seed and plant nursery in King Street, Sandy Bay. As well as a retail shop in the town itself.
Previous Collections: George McArthur - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) featuring the name, address and business of the issuer: H. Lipscombe, Murray St. Hobart Town, seedsman, salesman and shipping supply agent. It features a bouquet of produce that includes grapes, apples, pears, mellon and pineapple.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 12.842 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | agriculture, retail trade, retailing, seed merchants, seeds, shipping, -1 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Henry Lipscombe, Nurseryman, Hobart,Tasmania, George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Migration Collection, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Transport Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, McArthur Bequest |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Tasmania |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1860 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre, a bouquet of produce that includes grapes, apples, pears, mellon and pineapple. Around, H. LIPSCOMBE MURRAY STREET HOBART TOWN * SEEDSMAN & SALESMAN * |
| Reverse Description: | Across centre in two lines, ONE PENNY / TOKEN around, . SHIPPING SUPPLIED WITH ALL KINDS OF COLONIAL PRODUCE * |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: H. LIPSCOMBE MURRAY STREET HOBART TOWN SEEDSMAN & SALESMAN Reverse: ONE PENNY TOKEN SHIPPING SUPPLIED WITH ALL KINDS OF COLONIAL PRODUCE |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | H Lipscombe, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1855-1865 |
| Previous Collection: | George McArthur |
| References: |
Tasmanian Archives Office, Index to Pioneer's Database, http://resources.archives.tas.gov.au/Pioneers/taslink3.asp?ID=219722 and http://resources.archives.tas.gov.au/Pioneers/taslink3.asp?ID=224533 Advertisement, Hobart Mercury, 6 September 1854, p.4 The Lipscombe token issue required two reverse dies but only one obverse die. The reverses are identified as follows: Reverse O of ONE Legend starts Rim denticles 1 beside LI with . 134 2 beside PL without . 138 Die combinations recorded for Jarvey are, A/1 (this token), A/2 |
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