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Surcharged Token - 1 Penny, British, circa 1826 stamped 'W.C. Cook, Bay St, Sandridge Sugar Works', Victoria, Australia, circa 1860
Reg. No: NU 18837
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- Summary:
- Copper one Penny Surcharged Token, minted by the Royal Mint, London, circa 1826. Issued by King George IV. It was surcharged 'W.C. Cook Bay St Sandridge Sugar Works Treacle Delivered', circa 1860.
W.C. Cook was an early Port Melbourne retailer. Cook?s tokens, struck in 1862 by Melbourne medallist Thomas Stokes, bore the inscription 'Sugar Companies Treacle delivered'. Cook was the first merchant to carry their product, and the inclusion of this information on the token suggests that the Sugar Company?s establishment was something of an event in Melbourne. The Victorian Sugar Company was established in Sandridge (now Port Melbourne) in 1857. - Description:
- A round copper coin (34 mm diameter) worn surcharged in six lines (the first and last curved around the rim) SUGAR WORKS / BY / W. COOK / BAY ST / SANDRIDGE / TREACLE DELIVERED
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 16.54 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | sugar trade, surcharged tokens, treacle |
| Themes this item is part of: | W.C. Cook, Oddfellows Store, Sandridge (Port Melbourne), Victoria, George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Victoria |
| Tertiary Classification: | surcharged strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1860 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | surcharged in six lines SUGAR WORKS / BY / W. COOK / BAY ST / SANDRIDGE / . TREACLE DELIVERED . |
| Reverse Description: | The head of george IV much worn |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: SUGAR WORKS / BY / W. COOK / BAY ST / SANDRIDGE / TREACLE DELIVERED |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | King George IV, England, Great Britain, circa 1826 |
| Surcharged By: | W Cook - Oddfellows Store, Sandridge (Port Melbourne), Victoria, Australia, circa 1860 In 1862, W.C. Cook issued his own tokens struck by Stokes in Melbourne. This surcharged token probably predates that issue. |
| References: | http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/asaw/biogs/A001535b.htm |
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