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Joseph Moore, Medal Designer (1817-?)
Image: Professor Holloway Token Halfpenny
Source: Museum Victoria
Born in Birmingham, Joseph Moore was apprenticed at a young age to diesinker Thomas Halliday. He also trained under Samuel Lines, another diesinker and engraver. After completing his apprenticeship he began his own business as a buttonmaker, winning a prize at the 1851 London Exhibition for his work. While engaged in his apprenticeship and working as a buttonmaker, he studied in his own time to gain the skills of a medallist.
He was a designer of medals principally, but first came to public attention when he created a 'model penny' in 1844. This penny was so popular with the public that the coin diesinker at the Royal Mint felt compelled 'to advertise the fact that [the pennies] were the result of private enterprise and not a government issue' (Forrer, 1909). For some time he was in a partnership, Allen and Moore, thought by some to be the best medallists of the later nineteenth century.
Moore created some of the dies used by Heaton and Sons to produce coins and tokens. He is credited as the designer of the penny and halfpenny tokens issued by Professor Holloway (A660-A672) in 1857 and 1858. Sweeny argues that Holloway's tokens were produced in Heaton and Sons' Birmingham establishment, on the basis of cardboard impressions taken from dies bearing Holloway's head that were donated to The Birmingham City Museum by The Mint, Birmingham.
References:
Sweeny, J.O. (1981). A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint, p.240, 245.
Forrer, L. (1909).Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Vol. IV, pp.136-141.
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Token - Halfpenny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, England, Great Britain, ...
Copper Halfpenny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1857. Holloway tokens are presumed to have been circulated worldwi ...
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Medal - General Purpose Agricultural Silver Prize, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1880
Australia New South Wales Picton Medal - General Purpose Agricultural Silver Prize c. 1880 (AD) Mint: J. Moore Other Details: This medal was prepared for the Picton Agricultural and Hor ...
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Surcharged Token - 1 Penny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, W M, Australia ...
Copper One Penny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1858, it has been surcharged W M. Holloway tokens are presumed to ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, England, Great Britain, ...
Copper Halfpenny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1858. Holloway tokens are presumed to have been circulated worldwi ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, England, Great Britain, ...
Copper Halfpenny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1858. Holloway tokens are presumed to have been circulated worldwi ...
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Surcharged Token - Halfpenny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, J Dalto, Aus ...
Copper Halfpenny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1857, it has been surcharged J. DALTO. Holloway tokens are presum ...
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Surcharged Token - Halfpenny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, B, Australia ...
Copper Halfpenny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1857, it has been surcharged B. Holloway tokens are presumed to h ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, England, Great Britain, ...
Copper Halfpenny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1858. Holloway tokens are presumed to have been circulated worldwi ...
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Surcharged Token - 1 Penny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, J D G, Austral ...
Copper One Penny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1858, it has been surcharged JD/G. Holloway tokens are presumed t ...
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Surcharged Token - 1 Penny, Professor Holloway's, Pills & Ointment, London, Fax Leather Cu ...
Copper One Penny Token minted by J. Moore of Birmingham. Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments in 1857, it has been surcharged FAX / LEATHER / CUTTER. Holloway tok ...
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